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Collection Reference Number GLC06913
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to the 1870s 
Title Frederick Schwatka to his father regarding the "Indian question"
Date 5 February 1877
Author Schwatka, Frederick (1849-1892)  
Recipient Schwatka, Frederick, Sr.  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description The letter notes that Sitting Bull, "is a myth. The[re] are about 75 to 100 chiefs who rank him," and that Crazy Horse is "the only war chief of importance." Also mentions Spotted Tail and Red Cloud.
Subjects American West  Military History  American Indian History  
People Schwatka, Frederick (1849-1892)  Schwatka, Frederick, Sr. (1810-1888)  Crazy Horse (b. ca. 1840-1877)  Sitting Bull (b. ca. 1831-1890)  Red Cloud (1822-1909)  Spotted Tail (1823-1881)  
Place written Camp Sheridan, Nebraska
Theme Westward Expansion; Native Americans
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship Father  
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