Civil War, American Indian Wars, Pioneers (1801-1900)

In an attempt to bring an end to years of fighting, the US government formed the Indian Peace Commission to

Wounded Knee

By the end of 1890, the US government’s subjugation of the Native American peoples was virtually complete with the remnants

There are times when a famous person’s life and exploits are so embroidered by writers and historians that it difficult

Hugh Glass was born in Pennsylvania to Irish parents in 1783. Little is known of his early life, but various

Billy the Kid was born William Henry McCarty Jnr on November 23rd 1859 in New York City. He was slim,

James Butler Hickok, later known as “Wild Bill”, was born in Homer Illinois on May 27th 1837. He is one

On September 17th 1851, a treaty was signed at Fort Laramie between the United States government and the Indian nations

By 1866, the western expansion of American settlers had reached Montana and Wyoming, the traditional hunting grounds of the Lakota

In 1877, a prospector named Edward Schieffelin was digging for silver at Goose Flats, a desert area some 12 miles