Civil War and the Indian Wars

Native Americans did not get to take a break during the Civil War. In fact historians have found that many Native American nations found this was the time to attempt armed uprisings, when the whites encroached more and more into indigenous territories with modern war technologies. Enthusiast Bird works from the beginning of the Civil War to its end, describing conflicts generally overlooked in accounts of the war except by his sources, generally eyewitnesses. He describes the outright battles, major skirmishes, raids and massacres (and a provides a handy index for them) from Arizona to New Mexico, Utah, Montana, the Dakotas, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Missouri and Minnesota. Bird writes accessibly for the general audience and includes helpful illustrations and maps. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)