The Iroquois in the Civil War

The Iroquois in the Civil War

Author: Laurence M. Hauptman

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 1992-12-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780815602729

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Despite the perennial interest in the American Civil War, historians have not examined sufficiently how Native American communities were affected by this watershed event in U.S. history. This ground-breaking book by one of the foremost Iroquois historians significantly adds to our understanding of this subject by providing the first intimate look at the Iroquois' involvement in the American Civil War and its devastating impact on Iroquois communities. Both fascinating and fast-moving, The Iroquois in the Civil War exposes many myths about Native American soldiers. To correct old stereotypes about American Indians, Hauptman discusses the Iroquois' distinguished war service as commissioned and noncommissioned officers as well as ordinary cavalrymen and common foot soldiers. Drawing upon archival records and personal wartime letters and diaries never before used by ethnohistorians, Hauptman portrays the dilemma the Iroquois experienced during this era. He assesses the Iroquois' military volunteerism, their loyalty to the Union, and their concurrent effort to maintain their lands, sovereignty, and cultural identity just at a time when new pressures for tribal dissolution were increasing. He not only provides us with a remarkable glimpse into the hearts and minds of Iroquois Indians on the battlefield but also adds significantly to our understanding about the conflict affecting the women and children remaining on the reservations.


Between Two Fires

Between Two Fires

Author: Laurence M. Hauptman

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 0684826682

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Tragic historic story of the destruction of Native American peoples as a result of the Civil War, including their own service in both the Union and Confederate armies.


Warrior in Two Camps

Warrior in Two Camps

Author: William H. Armstrong

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 1978-06-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780815624950

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Warrior in Two Camps is the biography of Ely S. Parker, the first native American to serve as commissioner of Indian Affairs. The name Ely Samuel Parker is seldom found among famous Indian chiefs. Indeed, the name seems somehow out of place in the company of men called Black Hawk or Crazy Horse or Geronimo. But the prosaic name is part of the story of an American Indian who chose to live his life in the white man’s world. It is a story in which a frock coat replaces the traditional deerskin, and a surveyor’s level and a soldier’s orderly book take the place of the wampum belt and the war club.


Year of the Hangman

Year of the Hangman

Author: Glenn F. Williams

Publisher: Westholme Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13:

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After two years of fighting, Great Britain felt confident that the American rebellion would be crushed in 1777, the "Year of the Hangman." Britain devised a bold new strategy. Turning its attention to the frontiers, Britain enlisted its provincial rangers and allied warriors, principally from the Iroquois Confederacy, to wage a brutal backwoods war in support of General John Burgoyne's offensive as it swept southward from Canada. With the defeat of Burgoyne at Saratoga, the Continental command decided to end any further threat along the frontier. In the award-winning Year of the Hangman: George Washington's Campaign Against the Iroquois, historian Glenn F. Williams recreates the riveting events surrounding the largest coordinated American military action against American Indians during the Revolution, including the checkered story of European and Indian alliances, the bitter frontier wars, and the bloody battles of Oriskany and Newtown.


One Real American

One Real American

Author: Joseph Bruchac

Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9781419746574

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Children's book icon Joseph Bruchac tells the fascinating story of a Seneca (Iroquois) Civil War officer Ely S. Parker (1828-1895) is one of the most unique but little-known figures in US history. A member of the Seneca (Iroquois) Nation, Parker was an attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. Raised on a reservation but schooled at a Catholic institution, he learned English at a young age and became an interpreter for his people. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel and was the primary draftsman of the terms of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox. He eventually became President Grant's Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the first Native American to hold that post. Award-winning children's book author and Native American scholar Joseph Bruchac provides an expertly researched, intimate look at a man who achieved great success in two worlds yet was caught between them. Includes archival photos, maps, endnotes, bibliography, and timeline.


The Iroquois in the War of 1812

The Iroquois in the War of 1812

Author: Carl Benn

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780802081452

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Describes how the Six Nations got involved in the War of 1812, the role they played in the defense of Canada, and the war's effects on their society


The Iroquois in the American Revolution

The Iroquois in the American Revolution

Author: Barbara Graymont

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 1975-08-01

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9780815601166

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The first full-length study of the Iroquois' actions during the American Revolution, and their history and culture.


Journal of the American Revolution

Journal of the American Revolution

Author: Todd Andrlik

Publisher: Journal of the American Revolu

Published: 2017-05-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781594162787

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The fourth annual compilation of selected articles from the online Journal of the American Revolution.


Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War

Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War

Author: Jacquelyn S. Nelson

Publisher: Indiana Historical Society

Published: 2015-10-02

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0871950642

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When members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, first arrived in antebellum Indiana, they could not have envisioned the struggle which would engulf the nation when the American Civil War began in 1861. Juxtaposed with its stand against slavery a second tenet of the Society's creed--adherence to peace--also challenged the unity of Friends when the dreaded conflict erupted. Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War chronicles for the first time the military activities of Indiana Quakers during America's bloodiest war and explores the motivation behind the abandonment, at least temporarily, of their long-standing testimony against war.


Seven Generations of Iroquois Leadership

Seven Generations of Iroquois Leadership

Author: Laurence M. Hauptman

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 2022-12-12

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 0815656718

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In Seven Generations of Iroquois Leadership, Laurence M. Hauptman traces the past 200 years of the Six Nations’ history through the lens of the remarkable leaders who shaped it. Focusing on the distinct qualities of Iroquois leadership, Hauptman reveals how the Six Nations have survived in the face of overwhelming pressure. Celebrated figures such as Governor Blacksnake, Cornelius Cusick, and Deskaheh are juxtaposed with less well-known but nonetheless influential champions of Iroquoian culture and sovereignty such as Dinah John. Hauptman’s survey includes over thirty contemporary women, highlighting the important role female leaders have played in Iroquois survival throughout history to the present day. The book offers historical and contemporary portraits of leaders from all six Iroquois nations and all regions of modern-day Iroquoia.