113 The Civil War: Native America Under Siege

When we think of the Civil War, the titanic struggles that
occurred in the mid-Atlantic states and the southeast comes to
mind. What is largely forgotten was what was occurring in the
American West. From 1862 through the end of the war, there were
clashes in the upper Midwest with the Sioux in Minnesota, in the
Southwest with the Apache and Navajo and Colorado. The clashes
with Tribes that would dominate the actions of the post-Civil War
Army can be traced to the Civil War and, in many cases, even
before the war. Take a listen!


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