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INDIAN WAR. 



month of June with the Osages, Chippewas, 

 and Navajoes ; so that nearly all the tribes 

 had, before midsummer, signed written agree- 

 ments which bound them to keep peace with 

 the subjects and authorities of the United 

 States. 



The principal object of these treaties with 

 the Indians has been to induce them to forbear 

 from all attacks upon the persons and property 

 of the whites, and to suffer themselves to be 

 removed to reservations of land secured to their 

 exclusive use and occupation by the Govern- 

 ment of the United States. The Government 

 stipulates to bear the expense of their removal 

 and to furnish them with the means of educa- 

 tion and civilization, providing for their sub- 

 sistence until they shall be able by their own 

 industry to provide for themselves. Agricul- 

 tural implements, seed, cattle, mechanical tools, 

 etc., are among the articles to be supplied them 

 through the agents of the Government, the 

 hope of the Government being to reduce them 

 in time to the condition of farmers, and herds- 

 men, and mechanics, in which they may be 

 able to maintain themselves in the pursuits of 

 peace. The two principal reservations upon 

 which it is proposed to gather them are, the 

 region north of the State of Nebraska, and 

 west of the Missouri River, and a wide tract 

 west of the" State of Arkansas, and south of 

 Kansas. The Osages, by their treaty of May 

 27th, agreed to sell 8,000,000 acres of land in 

 the State of Kansas for $1,600,000 to the Leav- 

 enworth, Lawrence, and Galveston Railroad 

 Company, and promised to remove to the In- 

 dian country south of Kansas. 



One cause of complaint with the Northern 

 Indians, in 1867, had been the establishment 

 of the river route to Montana through the 

 best hunting-grounds of the Sioux, in violation 

 of an old treaty, which they claimed had guar- 

 anteed tli at region to them forever. As the 

 construction of the Union Pacific Railroad to 

 the west of the Black Hills opened a better 

 line of travel to Montana on that side of the 

 mountains, the wishes of the Indians were 

 complied with, and, on the 2d of March, Gen- 

 eral Grant gave orders for breaking up the 

 military posts of Forts Reno, Philip Kearney, 

 and 0. F. Smith, and the withdrawal of all 

 troops and stores from that region. 



The military Division of the Missouri re- 

 mained unchanged, under the command of Gen- 

 eral Sherman. It embraced substantially the 

 country west of the Mississippi River to the 

 Rocky Mountains, and was divided into the 

 three Departments of Missouri, Platte, and Da- 

 cotah, commanded respectively by Generals P. 

 H. Sheridan, 0. 0. Auger, and A. H. Terry. 

 The duty of conducting the Indians to their 

 reservations and disbursing the funds appro- 

 priated for the purpose of establishing them in 

 their new life devolved on General Sherman 

 and his subordinates. The order of General 

 Sherman directing the mode of accomplishing 

 this object contains so much information re- 



garding the disposal to be made of the various 

 tribes, that it is given here in mil : 



General Orders, No. 34. 



HEADQ'ES MILITAET DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI. \ 

 ST. Louis, Mo., August 18, 1868. ' f 

 Certain duties connected with Indian disburse- 

 ments having been devolved upon the Lieutenant- 

 General commanding, by law, in connection with his 

 military command, and in order that the same may 

 be conducted in full harmony with the military inter- 

 ests of the frontier, the following orders are made : 



1. Commanders of departments, districts, and posts, 

 charged with the peace and police of the frontier, 

 will construe themselves so far the agents of the 

 "Plains Indians" as to afford them temporary sup- 

 port to conduct them to their reservations, hereinaf- 

 ter named, and to report to their immediate superiors 

 all matters requiring their notice. No supplies or 

 presents of any sort will be made by military com- 

 manders to Indians outside of their reservations, ex- 

 cept for special services rendered, unless the Indians 

 be actually in distress, and en route to their proper 

 homes. 



When Indians are on reservation with civilian 

 agents actually present with them, no interferences 

 will be made, but military commanders may note any 

 neglects or irregularities on the part of said Indians 

 or their agents, and will report the same for the in- 

 formation of the Government. 



2. The following district of country is set aside for 

 the exclusive use of the Sioux nation of Indians, viz. : 

 Bounded east by the Missouri Eiver, south by the 

 State of Nebraska, west by the one hundred and 

 fourth meridian of longitude west from Greenwich, 

 and north by the forty-sixth parallel of latitude, and 

 will constitute a military district under the command 

 of Brevet Major-General W. S. Harney, United States 

 Armjj who will have the supervision and control of 

 the Sioux, and of all issues and disbursements to 

 them, subject only to the authority of the Lieutenant- 

 General commanding ; but, in matters affecting the 

 United States troops stationed in said district, he 

 will be subject to the department commander, Bre- 

 vet Major-General A. H. Terry. 



3. In like manner the country bounded east by 

 the State of Arkansas, south by Texas, north by 

 Kansas, and west by the one hundredth meridian of 

 longitude, west from Greenwich, is set apart for the 

 exclusive use of the Cheyennes, Arrapahoes, Kiowas, 

 and Comanches, and such other bands as are now or 

 may hereafter be therein located by proper authority, 

 and will constitute a military district, under com- 

 mand of Brevet Major-General W. B. Hazen, United 

 States Army, who will Have the supervision and con- 

 trol of all issues and disbursements to said Indians, 

 subject only to the authority of the Lieutenant-Gen- 

 eral commanding, but, in matters affectingthe troops 

 stationed in said district, subject to Department 

 Commander Major-General P. H. Sheridan. 



4. Brevet Major-General George W. Getty, com- 

 manding District of New Mexico, in addition to his 

 proper military duties, is charged with all disburse- 

 ments affecting the Navajoes. 



5. Brevet Major K. S. Lamotte, 13th United States 

 Infantry, commanding Fort Ellis, in addition to his 

 proper military duties, is charged with making all 

 disbursements affecting the Crows. 



6. Brevet Major-General C. C. Auger, commanding 

 Department of the Platte, is charged with making 

 all disbursements affecting the Shoshones, Snakes, 

 and kindred tribes. 



7. Each of said officers may select, and, with the 

 consent of the department commander, may detail 

 an officer to act under him as a disbursing officer, 

 who shall receive the extra compensation^ due an 

 acting commissary of subsistence, and hire such 

 clerical force as is absolutely necessary^ to be paid out 

 of the Indian appropriation fund ; which officer shall 

 have charge of all moneys, property, stores, etc., for 



