Scouting in Montana

Redington, John W., 1851-1935
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Three copies of one typewritten manuscript entitled "Scouting in Montana" by Redington. He describes his experiences in the Nez Perce, Bannock, and Sheepeater campaigns. Redington talks about the land, the Indians, and the military campaigns.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Redington, John W., 1851-1935
Format: Kit
Language:English
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520 0 |a Three copies of one typewritten manuscript entitled "Scouting in Montana" by Redington. He describes his experiences in the Nez Perce, Bannock, and Sheepeater campaigns. Redington talks about the land, the Indians, and the military campaigns. 
506 |a Archival, non-circulating item. To view, contact the Inland Northwest Special Collections at 509-444-5338 or INSC@spokanelibrary.org. 
544 1 |a The Montana Historical Society and the Oregon Historical Society both have small collections of Redington<U+2019>s papers. 
545 0 |a John Watermelon Redington (1851-1935) was born in Cambridge, Mass. and moved west in 1877. He joined the state militia, and at sixteen, headed west for Salem, Oregon. In 1877, he enlisted as a volunteer scout in the Nez Perce War. He served as a U.S. scout in the 1870s and 1880s during conflicts with the Nez Perce. He published newspapers in Oregon and Washington, including the Heppner Gazette. He then went to San Francisco where he worked briefly as a newspaperman before returning to Idaho to fight the Bannock and Sheepeater Indians under General O. O. Howard. Redington later served as Assistant Adjutant General of Oregon from 1879 to 1883. He died in California in 1935. 
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650 0 |a Bannock Indians  |x Wars, 1878  |v Personal narratives. 
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650 0 |a Scouts (Reconnaissance)  |z Idaho  |v Personal narratives. 
650 0 |a Tukuarika Indians  |x Wars, 1879  |v Personal narratives. 
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