The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Volume 1: November 20, 1872--July 28, 1876

Contents

Introduction. John Gregory Bourke: The Man and His Work ... 1 Part 1: Arizona, 1872–1875 Map of camps upgraded to forts in 1879–81 ............................... 16 Background ................................................................................. 17 1. Crook’s Offensive .................................................................... 27 2. Meeting Cochise ...................................................................... 55 3. Mopping Up ............................................................................. 67 4. Reservation and Ruins ............................................................ 83 5. The Hopi Villages .................................................................. 101 Part 2: Department of the Platte, 1875–1876 Map of departments .................................................................. 124 Background ............................................................................... 125 6. Farewell to Arizona ............................................................... 133 7. Southern California and the Mormon Zion........................... 145 8. A Scientific Expedition ......................................................... 158 9. Into the Black Hills ............................................................... 175 Part 3: The Great Sioux War, 1876–1877 Introduction .............................................................................. 195 10. The Big Horn Expedition .................................................... 206 11. The March North................................................................. 216 12. The Soldier’s Routine .......................................................... 231 13. The Powder River Fight ...................................................... 245 14. A Trip to the Indian Agencies ............................................. 263 15. The Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition.......................... 284 16. Camp Life............................................................................ 300 17. The Battle of the Rosebud................................................... 319 18. Hunting and Fishing on the Tongue .................................... 336 19. The War Resumes ............................................................... 357 20. A Case of Nerves ................................................................. 373 Appendix 1: Persons Mentioned in the Diary................................................ 389 Contents Appendix 2: Orders of Particular Importance to Bourke’s Narrative–Arizona......... 451 Appendix 3: Names of Indian Tribes in the Department of Arizona ........ 456 Appendix 4: Names of Indian Agents and Agencies in Arizona ............... 458 Appendix 5: Posts in the Department of Arizona ..................................... 459 Appendix 6: Table of Distances Between Prescott and Following Points . 460 Appendix 7: Command of Major William H. Brown Which Left Mt. Graham, February 15, 1873 ........................ 462 Appendix 8: Tables of Distances Between Fort Yuma and Various Points ..... 463 Appendix 9: Table of Routes to Posts in Southern Arizona...................... 464 Appendix 10: Names of Chiefs Who Assisted Crook in the Apache Campaign ...................................................... 465 Appendix 11: Names of Hostile Chiefs in the Apache Campaign ............... 467 Appendix 12: Interview between Major W. H. Brown and Cochise ............ 468 Appendix 13: Letter From Bourke Regarding Lieutenant Jacob Almy’s Death ............................................ 471 Appendix 14: Extraneous Notes of Hopi Life ............................................. 473 Appendix 15: Orders of Particular Importance to Bourke’s Narrative– Department of the Platte...................................................... 475 Appendix 16: New York Herald Coverage of Crook’s Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition ................................................. 477 Bibliography .............................................................................. 489 Index ......................................................................................... 499 ...