Native American Mounted Rifleman 1861-65 (Warrior) [Paperback]

Mark Lardas (Author), Jonathan Smith (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Warrior | Publication Date: May 30, 2006

Several thousand Native Americans fought on both sides during the American Civil War (1861-1865). They came from various tribes in the Indian Territory of present-day eastern Oklahoma. They were organized into regiments of mounted riflemen - troops that could fight from the saddle or dismounted in the plains and rolling hills. Confederate Indians were organized into regiments by tribe, with Cherokees eventually raising three regiments, and the Unionists were organized into the Indian Brigade of three regiments. This book explores their lives from enlistment through to discharge and examines how they trained, lived and fought.

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Insights into the real lives of history's fighting men, packed with full colour illustrations, highly detailed cutaways, exploded artwork of weaponry and armour, and action-packed battle scenes.

About the Author

Mark Lardas is an amateur historian and a long-time ship modeller, and he currently works in League City, Texas. He has written extensively about modelling as well as naval, maritime, and military history. He has spent many years researching the Native American involvement in the American Civil War.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (May 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841769711
• ISBN-13: 978-1841769714
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.2 x 9.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,571,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Historically Inaccurate, November 9, 2006

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K. W. Martin (Bartlesville, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Native American Mounted Rifleman 1861-65 (Warrior) (Paperback)

As is typical of this sort of book, there are numerous historical inaccuracies in the text. Although the book contains a reasonable bibliography, these sources were apparently not used in creating the text of the book. Unfortunately, many persons will purchase this book and assume that it is factual and get a distorted view of the American Civil War in the Indian Territory and of the Indian participants in the war.

I should mention that the art work is excellent and presents a reasonable representation based on limited sources and scant photos from the period.