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title	:	Without Quarter : The Wichita Expedition and the Fight On Crooked Creek
author	:	Chalfant, William Y.
publisher	:	University of Oklahoma Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0806123672
print isbn13	:	9780806123677
ebook isbn13	:	9780585169910
language	:	English
subject	Crooked Creek (Kan.), Battle of, 1859, Comanche Indians--Wars, 1859, Comanche Indians--History--19th century, United States.--Army.--Cavalry Division, 2nd, Kansas--History--1854-1861.
publication date	:	1991
lcc	:	E83.8577.C45 1991eb
ddc	:	973.6/8
subject	:	Crooked Creek (Kan.), Battle of, 1859, Comanche Indians--Wars, 1859, Comanche Indians--History--19th century, United States.--Army.--Cavalry Division, 2nd, Kansas--History--1854-1861.

Without Quarter The Wichita Expedition and the Fight on Crooked Creek By William Y. Chalfant Foreword by Paul Andrew Hutton Illustrations by Roy Grinnell University of Oklahoma Press : Norman and London

Page iv By William Y. Chalfant Cheyennes and Horse Soldiers: The 1857 Expedition and the Battle of Solomon's Fork (Norman, 1989) Without Quarter: The Wichita Expedition and the Fight on Crooked Creek (Norman, 1991) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chalfant, William Y. (William Young), 1928 Without quarter : the Wichita expedition and the fight on Crooked Creek / by William Y. Chalfant : foreword by Paul Andrew Hutton : illustrations by Roy Grinnell. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8061-2367-2 1. Crooked Creek, Battle of, Kansas, 1859. 2. Comanche Indians Wars, 1859. 3. Comanche IndiansHistory19th century. 4. United States. Army. Cavalry Division, 2nd. 5. Kansas History18541861. I. Title. E83.8577.C45 1991 973.6'8dc2091-50300 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Copyright 1991 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U. S. A. First edition.

Page v This book is dedicated to my dear wife Martha, to my friend Robert M. Utley, for his generous help and advice, and to Pvt. Willis Burroughs, Company G, Second Cavalry, Sgt. W. P. Leverett, Company B, Second Cavalry, and the fifty Comanche men and women who died on or near Crooked Creek. The bones of those killed in the fight lie there yet, in graves known but to God.

Page vii Contents Illustrations ix Foreword Paul Andrew Hutton xi Prologue xiii 1. Comanches, Comanchera, and Conflict 3 2. Westward Expansion and the Comanche Barrier 16 3. The Wichita Expedition 35 4. A Hard Winter's Wait 45 5. North in Search of Comanches: The March to the South Fork of the Canadian 63 6. Comanches Found: The March to Crooked Creek 73 7. The Fight 80 8. The Finale 91 Epilogue 104 Appendix 119 Notes 145 Bibliography 157 I. U.S. Government Documents 157 II. Newspapers and Periodicals 158 III. Books 158 IV. Articles, Letters, Affidavits, Manuscripts 160 V. Maps 161 Index

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