MY LIFE AND EXPERIENCES AMONG OUR HOSTILE INDIANS -- DEDICATION -- INTRODUCTION -- PREFACE. -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PORTRAIT OF MAJOR-GENERAL O. O.HOWARD -- ORNAMENTAL HEADING TO INTRODUCTION -- ORNAMENTAL HEADING TO PREFACE -- ORNAMENTAL HEADING TO LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- ORNAMENTAL HEADING TO CONTENTS -- COLORED PLATE I. Boy's Buckskin Shirt -- Girl's Buckskin Beaded Leggings -- Belt, Pouches, etc. -- COLORED PLATE II Dolls, Male and Female, of Various Tribes -- Doll Warriors, Toys, etc. -- AN INDIAN ARTIST AT WORK IN HIS LODGE PAINTING A BUFFALO ROBE -- ON THE MARCH-UNITED STATES CAVALRY CROSSING THE GREAT PLAINS -- IRON MOUNTAIN'S CAMP - HAND SHAKER'S CAMP -- COLORED PLATE III. War and Ceremonial Tomahawks, Clubs, Slung Shots, War Weapons, etc. -- COLORED PLATE IV. Red Cloud's Buckskin War Shirt Ornamented with Human Scalps and Beads -- Beaded Leggings and Moccasins. -- COMANCHE, KIOWA, AND NAVAJO CHILDREN NAVAJO BOY-COMANCHE GIRLS-KIOWA GIRLS. -- INDIANS RETURNING TO THEIR CAMPS FROM A FALL BUFFALO HUNT -- COLORED PLATE V War and Sacred Shields -- Beaded Blanket Band -- Woman's Belt, Warrior's Disk Strap, Head Dress, etc. -- PURSUED-A BAND OF INDIANS CHASING A PONY EXPRESS RIDER -- INDIAN METHOD OF ATTACKING OVERLAND WAGON TRAINS -- (1) CIRCLING A ROUND A WAGON TRAIN THAT HAS GONE INTO CORRAL FOR DEFENSE. -- (2) LYING IN AMBUSH WHILE WATCHING AN APPROACHING WAGON TRAIN. -- COLORED PLATE VI. Girl's Buckskin Beaded Clothes Bag -- Garters -- Toilet and Tobacco Pouches -- Moccasins, Needle Case, Fire B -- COLORED PLATE VII War Bonnet of Red Flannel Ornamented With Scalp Locks, Eagle Feathers and Buffalo Horns -- Pipes, Flutes, e -- (1) DISMOUNTED UNITED STATES CAVALRY REPULSING MOUNTED WARRIORS 19 (2) UNITED STATES TROOPS AND SCOUTS SURPRISING A BODY OF.

NOTORIOUS INDIAN RAIDERS AND FREEBOOTERS "White Horse"-Kiowa, a Notorious Raider killed in 1893-"Always Riding"-A Ute Raider -- GROUP OF KOOTENAI INDIANS AND THEIR CAMP- IDAHO -- WARRIORS CHARGING AROUND THE SUN POLE-A SCENE AT THE GREAT SUN DANCE -- COLORED PLATE VIII Facsimile of an Original Indian Drawing of a Ceremonial Dance-Shows facial decoration drawn with colored -- THE BATTLEFIELD OF WOUNDED KNEE, SHOWING DEAD WARRIORS JUST AS THEY FELL. -- THE BATTLEFIELD OF WOUNDED KNEE AFTER THE BLIZZARD, THREE DAYS AFTER THE FIGHT, SHOWING INDIAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN JUST AS T -- BURIAL OF INDIANS KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF WOUNDED KNEE -- FACSIMILE OF AN INDIAN DRAWING BY RED HORSE, A SIOUX, SHOWING GENERAL CUSTER'S TROOPS CHARGING AN INDIAN CAMP IN THE BATTLE -- FACSIMILE OF AN INDIAN DRAWING BY RED HORSE, A SIOUX, SHOWING THE SIOUX FIGHTING CUSTER'S BATTALION IN THE BATTLE OF THE LI -- THE KNOLL ON THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE LITTLE BIG HORN WHERE GENERAL CUSTER AND HIS MEN FELL AND WERE BURIED. -- SOLDIERS' CEMETERY ON CUSTER'S BATTLEFIELD -- NOTED CHEYENNE INDIANS IN THEIR WILD STATE -- COMMUNICATION BY SIGNS -- COLORED PLATE IX. -- (1) Necklace of Human Fingers, Arrow Heads and Teeth, Attached to a Beaded Buckskin Collar. (2) Necklace Made of the First -- THE GIANT SINTI FOOLING THE PRAIRIE DOGS -- THE LAME COYOTE FOOLING THE GIANT SINTI -- COLORED PLATE X. Indian and White Scalps, Scalping Knives, Sheaths, Bow, Bow-Case and Quiver, Arrows, etc. -- AN INDIAN HORSE RACE-THE FINISH -- LIST OF CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH-PLATES. -- PLATE I. BOY'S BUCKSKIN SHIRT -- GIRL'S BUCKSKIN BEADED LEGGINGS -- BELT, POUCHES, ETC. -- PLATE II. DOLLS, MALE AND FEMALE, OF VARIOUS TRIBES, DOLL WARRIORS, TOYS, ETC. -- PLATE III. SHOTS, WAR WEAPONS, ETC. WAR AND CEREMONIAL TOMAHAWKS, CLUBS, SLING.

PLATE IV. RED CLOUD'S BUCKSKIN WAR SHIRT, ORNAMENTED WITH HUMAN SCALPS AND BEADS -- BEADED LEGGINGS AND MOCCASINS. -- PLATE V. WAR AND SACRED SHIELDS -- BEADED BLANKET BAND -- WOMAN'S BELT -- WARRIOR'S DISK STRAP -- HEADDRESS, ETC. -- PLATE VI. GIRL'S BUCKSKIN BEADED CLOTHES BAG -- GARTERS -- TOILET AND TOBACCO POUCHES -- MOCCASINS, NEEDLE CASE, FIRE BAG, ETC. -- PLATE VII. WAR BONNET OF RED FLANNEL ORNAMENTED WITH SCALP LOCKS, EAGLE FEATHERS, AND BUFFALO HORNS -- PIPES, FLUTES, ETC. -- PLATE VIII. FACSIMILE OF AN ORIGINAL INDIAN DRAWING OF A CEREMONIAL DANCE. -- PLATE IX. 1. NECKLACE OF HUMAN FINGERS, ARROW HEADS AND TEETH, ATTACHED TO BEADED BUCKSKIN COLLAR. 2. NECKLACE MADE OF THE -- PLATE X. INDIAN AND WHITE SCALPS, SCALPING KNIVES, SHEATHS, BOW, BOW CASE AND QUIVER, ARROWS, ETC. -- CONTENTS. -- CHAPTER I. -- MY BOYHOOD AND EARLY HOME-SCHOOL AND COLLEGE DAYS-APPOINTED AS A CADET TO WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY. -- Looking Backward -- Recollections of my Parents -- Grandfather's Chimney Corner -- The Old Home in Maine -- Listening to Grandfather's Indian Tales -- My Father's Death -- Working as Man-of-all-Work for my Board -- Attending the Village School -- Entering Bowdoin College -- Appointed as a Cadet to West Point -- A Momentous Step -- Going Forth into the World -- Arrival at West Point -- Warned to Dispense with my Silk Hat and Cane -- "Stand Straight, Sir!:" -- Reminiscences of West Point -- CHAPTER II. -- CHASING INDIANS THROUGH THE EVERGLADES OF FLORIDA -INDIAN FIGHTERS WHO AFTERWARDS BECAME GREAT MILITARY LEADERS IN THE CIVI -- The Story of Major Dade -- Indian Campaigns in Florida -- General Sherman's Early Indian Experiences -- General In the Heart of the Everglades -- A Sudden and Unexpected Attack -- Massacre of Major Dade and His Command -- Viewing the Slain and Mutilated Bodies of our Troops.

Defeat and Flight of the Indians -- My First Meeting with General George H. Thomas -- Some of His Early Indian Experiences -- His Own Account of a "Scout" against the Apaches -- Pulling Arrows out of His Own Flesh -- His Unwavering Loyalty to the Union -- CHAPTER III. -- GRADUATING FROM WEST POINT-MY MARRIAGE-FIRST CALL TO ACTIVE DUTY-BREAKING UP OUR HOUSEHOLD. -- My Graduation from West Point -- A Memorable Year -- My Marriage -- Settling our Home -- First Sudden Call to Duty -- The Consternation it Occasioned -- Scattering of the Family -- Ordered to Florida -- A Renowned Indian Fighter -- The Seminoles -- Hiding in the Great Cypress Swamps -- "Billy Bowlegs," the Chosen Seminole Leader -- Raiding the Settlements -- An Amusing Interpreter -- Meeting Young Officers Who Were Afterwards Generals in the Civl War -- Recollections of Them -- A Crazy Soldier and an Unpleasant Episode -- An Undignified Escape from Indians, -- CHAPTER IV. -- CAMPAIGNING AGAINST THE SEMINOLES-INCIDENTS AND EXPERIENCES OF MY ARMY LIFE IN FLORIDA. -- Breakfasting with General Harney -- "Mr. Howard, you will be my Chief of Ordnance" -- Becoming Accustomed to my Surroundings -- A Pleasant Resort -- Mustering Volunteers into Service -- General Harney Relived from Command -- "We Haven't Lost any Indians" -- Dislike of the Regulars for Indian Service -- Chasing Indians from Place to Place -- Seeking Peace -- Ordered to Find "Billy Bowlegs" -- A Journey into the Interior -- New and Fresh Experiences -- A Nap Better than a Toddy -- Great Stature of the Seminoles -- Their Physical Superiority over other Indians -- Seminole Woman -- Making a "Good Peace," -- CHAPTER V. -- SKETCH OF MY MILITARY CAREER DURING THE CIVIL WAR -ATTITUDE OF OUR WILD INDIANS DURING THAT PERIOD. -- On Duty at West Point as Instructor in Mathematics -- A Congenial Position.

Thoughts of Entering the Gospel Ministry -- Fall of Fort Sumter -- Opening of the Civil War -- Solving Some Personal Problems -- I Become Colonel of a Maine Regiment -- Rapid Promotion -- Active Military Service -- Restless and Troublesome Indians -- Condition of Affairs in the Indian Territory -- Recruiting Indians for the Confederate Army -- An Important Treaty -- Effect of the Civil War on the Indian Question -- CHAPTER VI. -- GREAT UPRISING OF HOSTILE INDIANS IN THE NORTHWEST -THE TERRIBLE SIOUX MASSACRE IN MINNESOTA. -- Trouble with the Indians on the Border -- Uneasy Savages of the Northwest -- Threatened Outbreak of the Sioux -- Red Iron's Eloquent Speech -- The Great Uprising -- The Crafty and Notorious Chief Little Crow -- A Reign of Terror, Murder, Rapine, and Pillage -- Indiscriminate Slaughter of White Men, Women, and Children -- Settlers Banding Together for Defense -- A Resolute White Leader -- A Fearful Onslaught -- Bloody Campaign Against the Sioux -- Defeat of Little Crow -- Trial of Five Hundred Hostile Indians -- Execution of Thirty-eight of them upon One Scaffold -- Where and How They Were Buried -- Death of Little Crow -- CHAPTER VII. -- ASSIGNED TO DUTY AMONG THE BLOODTHIRSTY APACHES- MY ARRIVAL IN ARIZONA. -- A New Field of Labor -- "Grant's Peace Policy" -- The Fierce and Murderous Apaches -- A Roaming and Warlike Tribe -- Cochise, the Notorious Apache Chief -- An Elusive and Dangerous Foe -- Their Sudden Descents on Scattered Settlements -- Slaying Every White Man Far and Near -- My Arrival at Fort Yuma -- No Rain for Three Years -- A Six-mule Ambulance -- "Dismal Jeems" -- An Extraordinary Driver -- Comical Dignity of an Indian Chief -- Vanished Pomp and Pride -- Appearance of the Yumas -- Arizona Sand Storms -- CHAPTER VIII.

CAMPAIGNING IN ARIZONA-JOURNEYING ACROSS THE "AL-KALI DESERT"-LIFE AMONG THE PIMAS AND MARICOPAS.