Comments regarding the removal of the Apaches from Mount Vernon, Alabama : ADS, [ca. 1890].

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Comments regarding the removal of the Apaches from Mount Vernon, Alabama : ADS, [ca. 1890].

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Commentary from Bennett concerning the plan to remove Apaches from Mount Vernon, Ala., to Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory, to provide a better climate and more arable lands for farming and livestock. The plan, recommended by the Secretary of War and Gen. George Crook, is criticized by Gen. Nelson A. Miles, who feels the Apaches are untrustworthy and would make new allies and threaten white settlements. Miles also questions the loyalty of Indian scouts who helped capture Geronimo in 1886. In his comments, Bennett favors the plan, defends Crook's ability as an "Indian manager," and extensively refutes Miles' views on the plan. He cites examples of the Apache's good character and loyalty, and explains their past actions, including that of Geronimo's escape after his 1886 surrender to Crook. In addition, he quotes a letter from Indian interpreter George Wratton, who feels the Apaches are incapable of any hostility due to their broken spirit following their internment. It is possible Bennett's comments were written for publication as a pamphlet or in a newspaper.

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