Military Division of the Missouri papers, 1833-1876.

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Military Division of the Missouri papers, 1833-1876.

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Contains the following type of materials: reports. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: 1865-1976; Indian Wars. General description of the collection: Military Division of the Missouri papers include division papers, a copybook apparently kept at headquarters which have transcribed reports of various expeditions and operations conducted with the division, 1868-1876; one reference to the acquisition of military land in Louisiana in 1833.

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United States. Army. Military Division of the Missouri

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During the time these documents were written, the Military Division of the Missouri included Texas and the Indian Territory. The 10th Cavalry, better known as the Buffalo Soldiers, was formed after the Civil War. One of the officers was Henry O. Flipper, the first African-American to graduate from West Point. The Irish-born captain, Nicholas Nolan, served with the United States Cavalry from 1852 until his death in 1883. P.B. Hunt was an Indian agent at the Kiowa-Comanche-Wichita Agency, Fort Sil...