George Crook Biography
| Born as | George R. Crook |
| Known as | Nantan Lupan "Grey Wolf" |
| Occup. | Soldier |
| From | USA |
| Born | September 8, 1828
Taylorsville, Ohio |
| Died | March 21, 1890
Chicago, Illinois |
| Aged | 61 years |
General George Crook was among the most effective American officers during the Indian battles that allowed white settlers to seize the mining locations of the western USA throughout the 2nd half of 19th century to mine silver and gold.
Born in 1828 right into a farming household in Ohio, George Crook finished from the Military Academy at West Point in 18521. He made the initial of his occupation in California and also Oregon, where he was noted in the Indian battles, with his classmate Philip Henry Sheridan.
Early in the Civil War, in 1861, his experience of the hunt for Native American, he offered in guerilla activities in West Virginia, during the second battle of Bull Run (Manassas for the South) and also the Battle Chickamauga. Crook also commanded during the Civil War a program of volunteers in Ohio, as colonel2.
After the war, Crook reboots on the Pacific coast carrying a two-year war the Paiute Indian. Its success led President
Ulysses S. Grant to place him in charge of the Arizona Territory. In 1871, he won versus the Apaches through using Indian scouts and his willingness to talks instead of armed conflict.
In 1875, Crook was transferred to the Northern Plains where he had the very uphill struggle to stop the crowds of gold seekers from getting in the Black Hills, the "Black Hills", sacred mountains to the Lakota Sioux, in offense the Treaty of Fort Laramie, signed in 1868. After that, his objective was rather to relocate the Lakota Indians on gets, to allow miners to enter the Black Hills.
In 1876 he took part in a collaborated strike to transfer individuals of Sioux
Sitting Bull reserves. He locates himself required to abandon General Custer at the death, during the renowned Battle of Little Big Horn.
In 1882, Crook was again in Arizona, where the Apaches fled their reservation as well as returned to guerrilla warfare under the management of
Geronimo. After 4 years, he managed to force him to surrender.
Finally, in 1886, Crook was eased of his command, assigned to General
Nelson A. Miles, which ended the lengthy battle against the Apaches.
Our collection contains 17 quotes who is written / told by George.
Related authors: Ulysses S. Grant (President), Nelson A. Miles (Soldier), Sitting Bull (Statesman), Geronimo (Statesman), John Wesley Powell (Explorer)
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