Margaret Carrington: 5 books

The classic journal and firsthand account of one of the most disastrous military battles of the American frontier. On July 17, 1866, two soldiers and six wagoners were killed by Sioux Indians. In the next two weeks, fourteen more men died in Sioux attacks. The attacks continued through the...

"Ab-Sa-Ra-Ka: Home of the Crows Or Wyoming Opened, The Experience Of An Officer's Wife With An Outline Of Indian Operations Since 1865" by Colonel Henry B. Carrington is a first-hand look at the opening of the Wyoming Territory from 1866 to 1878. Colonel Carrington (1824-1912) was...

"The Fetterman Massacre; And The Official Reports" by Henry & Margaret Carrington is a first-hand look at the worst defeat of the U. S. Army by the Great Plains Indians up to that time. Colonel Carrington (1824-1912) was a lawyer, professor, prolific author, and an officer in...

"The Plains Indian Wars: Indian War of 1864, War-Path & Bivouac, Ab-Sa-Ra-Ka, & Northwest Indian Fights & Fighters" (4 Volumes In 1) by Eugene Ware, John Finerty, Henry Carrington, and Cyrus Brady is an inside, eyewitness look at the Indian Wars that raged on the Plains from...

Called "a highly readable memoir" by a major western historian and cited by historians for over a century. When General Henry B. Carrington was sent west to build and staff Fort Phil Kearney, his wife Margaret and their sons were along. Under the command of Civil War hero, General William T. Sherman,...