In this episode, we take a closer look at the life of officers and enlisted men on the frontier. We explore the motivations for joining and the challenges of serving. The post Civil War Army served in over 200 posts spread through the west. They had to endure tedium, hardships, and occassionally the terror of serving in a battle. This episode will provide a broad overview of life on the frontier. Have a question, comment, concern, or compliment? Contact us at <a href= "mailto:americawarpodcast@gmail.com">americawarpodcast@gmail.com</a>. You can also leave comments and your questions on Facebook at <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/">https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/</a>. Thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, we take a closer look at the life of officers and enlisted men on the frontier. We explore the motivations for joining and the challenges of serving. The post Civil War Army served in over 200 posts spread through the west. They had to endure tedium, hardships, and occassionally the terror of serving in a battle. This episode will provide a broad overview of life on the frontier.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt; Have a question, comment, concern, or compliment? Contact us at &lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:americawarpodcast@gmail.com"&gt;americawarpodcast@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. You can also leave comments and your questions on Facebook at &lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span style="color: #1d2129; background: white;"&gt;Thanks for listening!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode, we take a closer look at the life of officers and enlisted men on the frontier. We explore the motivations for joining and the challenges of serving. The post Civil War Army served in over 200 posts spread through the west. They had...

159 The West: A Soldier's Life

As we draw down the arc of episodes related to post-Civil War Indian Wars, in this episode we will concentrate on subduing Geronimo. Geronimo bedeviled the US Army as he left the reservation three separate times. For the last two campaigns, General George Crook successfully cornered the proud warrior and compelled him to return to the reservation. Unfortunately, Crook was not happy the second time Geronimo went on the campaign trail and he was sent into exile in Florida. The native peoples who have inhabited this continent are still here today. Despite the trauma of this period, they are contributing to their local communities and carrying their ancestors legacy into the future. Let's celebrate that. Have a question, comment, concern, or compliment? Contact us at <a href= "mailto:americawarpodcast@gmail.com">americawarpodcast@gmail.com</a>. You can also leave comments and your questions on Facebook at <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/">https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/</a>. Thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;As we draw down the arc of episodes related to post-Civil War Indian Wars, in this episode we will concentrate on subduing Geronimo. Geronimo bedeviled the US Army as he left the reservation three separate times. For the last two campaigns, General George Crook successfully cornered the proud warrior and compelled him to return to the reservation. Unfortunately, Crook was not happy the second time Geronimo went on the campaign trail and he was sent into exile in Florida. The native peoples who have inhabited this continent are still here today. Despite the trauma of this period, they are contributing to their local communities and carrying their ancestors legacy into the future. Let's celebrate that.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt; Have a question, comment, concern, or compliment? Contact us at &lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:americawarpodcast@gmail.com"&gt;americawarpodcast@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. You can also leave comments and your questions on Facebook at &lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span style="color: #1d2129; background: white;"&gt;Thanks for listening!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

As we draw down the arc of episodes related to post-Civil War Indian Wars, in this episode we will concentrate on subduing Geronimo. Geronimo bedeviled the US Army as he left the reservation three separate times. For the last two campaigns, General...

158 The West: Geronimo

In the episode we move from the Lakota and Sioux to the border region. Long before the United States controlled what we know today as the Southwest, Spanish and then Mexican authorities had to contend with Navajo and Apache raids. Once the Americans established themselves, the pressures of colonization would trigger Army intervention, and basically very little in the way of accommodation, triggering further raids and army reprisals. The episode will focus first on the Navajo and their attempts to preserve sovereignty in light of dissatisfaction with American Indian policy. The Apache resisted American efforts to stop their raids, which resulted in a series of campaigns in the 1860s and 1870s. Take a listen! Have a question, comment, concern, or compliment? Contact us at <a href= "mailto:americawarpodcast@gmail.com">americawarpodcast@gmail.com</a>. You can also leave comments and your questions on Facebook at <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/">https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/</a>. Thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;In the episode we move from the Lakota and Sioux to the border region. Long before the United States controlled what we know today as the Southwest, Spanish and then Mexican authorities had to contend with Navajo and Apache raids. Once the Americans established themselves, the pressures of colonization would trigger Army intervention, and basically very little in the way of accommodation, triggering further raids and army reprisals. The episode will focus first on the Navajo and their attempts to preserve sovereignty in light of dissatisfaction with American Indian policy. The Apache resisted American efforts to stop their raids, which resulted in a series of campaigns in the 1860s and 1870s. Take a listen!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"&gt; &lt;span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt;Have a question, comment, concern, or compliment? Contact us at &lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:americawarpodcast@gmail.com"&gt;americawarpodcast@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. You can also leave comments and your questions on Facebook at &lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span style="color: #1d2129; background: white;"&gt;Thanks for listening!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In the episode we move from the Lakota and Sioux to the border region. Long before the United States controlled what we know today as the Southwest, Spanish and then Mexican authorities had to contend with Navajo and Apache raids. Once the Americans...

157 The West: The Navajo, The Apache, and the Border

I wanted to ask you all a question and wish you a happy and safe holiday season. If you would like to respond to the query, you can either respond through the podcast's facebook page or drop me a line through the podcasts email at <a href= "mailto:americawarpodcast@gmail.com">americawarpodcast@gmail.com.</a> Thank you for listening to this podcast for all of these years. I really appreciate the support. Please be safe and enjoy the time with your families!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;I wanted to ask you all a question and wish you a happy and safe holiday season. If you would like to respond to the query, you can either respond through the podcast's facebook page or drop me a line through the podcasts email at &lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;span style= "line-height: 200%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:americawarpodcast@gmail.com"&gt;americawarpodcast@gmail.com.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="MsoHyperlink" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "line-height: 200%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Thank you for listening to this podcast for all of these years. I really appreciate the support. Please be safe and enjoy the time with your families!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

I wanted to ask you all a question and wish you a happy and safe holiday season. If you would like to respond to the query, you can either respond through the podcast's facebook page or drop me a line through the podcasts email at  Thank you for...

Special Holiday Message - 2023

The death of George Armstrong Custer and the destruction of the Seventh Cavalry is a touchstone for the Indian Wars. It is the one event that in many people's mind, is the touchstone for the post-Civil War conflicts with Native Armericans. We will focus on that in this episode of the podcast. The campaign to hem in the Sioux to their reservations was to be facilitated by a multi-prong advance. Rather than seeing success, the Army was blunted on the Little Big Horn and the Rosebud. The defeat had a lasting effect on the Army and did not step the colonization of the west, but it was the greatest victory experienced by any tribe in the decades long conflict. You can decide for yourself if Custer was either brave of foolhardy in his attack on the Little Big Horn.  Have a question, comment, concern, or compliment? Contact us at <a href= "mailto:americawarpodcast@gmail.com">americawarpodcast@gmail.com</a>. You can also leave comments and your questions on Facebook at <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/">https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/</a>. Thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;The death of George Armstrong Custer and the destruction of the Seventh Cavalry is a touchstone for the Indian Wars. It is the one event that in many people's mind, is the touchstone for the post-Civil War conflicts with Native Armericans. We will focus on that in this episode of the podcast. The campaign to hem in the Sioux to their reservations was to be facilitated by a multi-prong advance. Rather than seeing success, the Army was blunted on the Little Big Horn and the Rosebud. The defeat had a lasting effect on the Army and did not step the colonization of the west, but it was the greatest victory experienced by any tribe in the decades long conflict. You can decide for yourself if Custer was either brave of foolhardy in his attack on the Little Big Horn. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt; Have a question, comment, concern, or compliment? Contact us at &lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:americawarpodcast@gmail.com"&gt;americawarpodcast@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. You can also leave comments and your questions on Facebook at &lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span style="color: #1d2129; background: white;"&gt;Thanks for listening!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The death of George Armstrong Custer and the destruction of the Seventh Cavalry is a touchstone for the Indian Wars. It is the one event that in many people's mind, is the touchstone for the post-Civil War conflicts with Native Armericans. We will...

156 The West: The Great Sioux War

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