| Without Quarter: The Wichita Expedition and the Fight on Crooked Creek Contributor(s): Chalfant, William Y. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806123672 ISBN-13: 9780806123677 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 973.68 |
| LCCN: 91050300 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.73" W x 8.85" (0.95 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Geographic Orientation - Kansas - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Without Quarter is the story of the first major U.S. army expedition against the Comanches between the Mexican and Civil wars. Late in 1858, under the leadership of Captain (Brevet Major) Earl Van Dorn, units of the Second Cavalry marched north form Fort Belknap, Texas, and established a temporary post, Camp Radziminski, at the southwest edge of the Wichita Mountains. Scouring the country north, east, and west in search of Comanches, the Wichita Expedition precipitated two major engagements, known as the Battle at the Wichita Village and the Battle of Crooked Creek. During the latter fight, the soldiers killed or captured all the inhabitants of a Comanche village. William Y. Chalfant gives a detailed account of the expedition, first setting the historical context, then tracing events to the climax at Crooked Creek on May 13, 1859. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chalfant, William Y.: - William Y. Chalfant, a practicing attorney and a director of the Kansas Historical Society, is an avid student of western American history. |