Two Great Scouts And Their Pawnee Battalion: The Experiences of Frank J. North and Luther H. North, Pioneers in the Great West, 1856 - 1882, and their defence of the building of the Union Pacific Railroad.

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DESCRIPTION: Included in this 299 page book on Frank and Luther North are 20 chapters, Index, and the Frontispiece is a two panel, two color map showing The routes of the North Brother's expeditions. * 1856, at the age of 16, Frank moved to Nebraska and worked as a transporter, moving goods between Omaha, Nebraska and Fort Kearny. During this time, he befriended the Pawnees and learned the language. In 1860, North was working as a clerk and interpreter at the Pawnee Agency trading post in Genoa, Nebraska. In 1864, Major General Samuel R. Curtis asked North to organize a company of Pawnee scouts to serve in the Union army. Over the years he was able to provide outstanding service. Frank North was promoted to the rank of major and mustered out of the Army in 1877. In 1862 Luther enlisted in the 2nd Nebraska Cavalry, newly organized under Robert Furnas to fight the increasingly hostile Sioux, and in Spring of 1863, they made their first campaign which was marked by the battle of White Stone Hills. * CONDITION: The spine has a small tear that doesn't affect the book. Their is wear on the spine and edges, yellowing of the front endpaper. The former owner's name has been erased but his embossed stamp remains. N° de ref. del artículo 1021

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