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General Miles person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q5532030id: p_general-miles_023f5f

also known as: General Miles

Probable 70%
Summary:  A military commander chafing under the delay of hostiles in the northwest.
Completeness: 85/100 Grade B
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Claims (4)

commanded

placement of machine and shell guns
cited from TWO HUNDRED KILLED (1891)
TWO HUNDRED KILLED The situation in the northwest remains practically unchanged. The hostiles will not allow the friendly Indians to leave the camp and General Miles is chafing under the delay and if they still refuse to come in he will bom- b…

said

our situation is extremely critical
cited from discovered, through their Indian friends of… (1891)
discovered, through their Indian friends of years standing, that a raid and massacre has been fully decided upon and maturely planned. General Miles is thoroughly conversant with all these facts, and himself says that our situa- tion is extremely c…

witnessed

critical situation at Pine Ridge1891-01-06
cited from discovered, through their Indian friends of… (1891)
jo 18 — Nell Watson 19 — Wanda Easton 20 — Mary Pacheco 21 — Pearl Jackson 22 — Adeline Lucero 23 — Stephen Burnett 24 — Victor Marx 25 — Jim Bell 26 — Roland Harwell 27 — George Phillips 28 — Rafael Diaz 29 — Roy Pound 30 — Sammy Adair 31—…
all these facts
cited from discovered, through their Indian friends of… (1891)
discovered, through their Indian friends of years standing, that a raid and massacre has been fully decided upon and maturely planned. General Miles is thoroughly conversant with all these facts, and himself says that our situa- tion is extremely c…

Sources (3)

discovered, through their Indian friends of…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

discovered, through their Indian friends of…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

TWO HUNDRED KILLED

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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