BY THE SAME AUTHOR. 



THEBATTLEOFTHEBIGHOLE 



A History of Gen. Gibbon's Engagement with the 

 Ne^: Perce Indians, in the Big Hole Basin, 



Montana, August 9, 1 877. 

 12mo. 150 Pag-es, Profusely Illustrated. Cloth, $1.00. 



Read the following indorsment of the book from General Gibbon: 



HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE COLUMBIA, . 



VANCOUVER BARRACKS, W. T., August 11, 1889. 

 MR. G. O. SHIELDS, Chicago, 111. 



JJEAR SIR: 1 was very much pleased with your account of the Big Hole 

 fight, and I believe your statement of the facts are all correctly given. The 

 book is well written and handsomely printed and bound. The likenesses 

 are all good and easily recognizable. If I were to criticise your book at all, I 

 should say that your comments on the story are somewhat too complimen- 

 tary to myself. 



I thank you for piacing on record, in a permanent shape, such a satis- 

 factory account of the battle. 



Very truly yours, JOHN GIBBON. 



And this from Captain Coolidge: 



CAMP PILOT BUTTE, Wyoming, March 17, 1889. 

 MR. G. O. SHIELDS, Chicago, 111. 



DEAR SIR: I have read with a great deal of interest and pleasure the 

 manuscript of your book, entitled "The Battle of the Big Hole," and as a 

 participant in the tragic affair it describes can cheerfully commend it to 

 all who are interested in obtaining a true history of the Nez Perce campaign. 

 It is a graphic and truthful account of the Big Hole fight, and o f the events 

 leading up to it, and must prove a most valuable contribution to the history 

 of our Indian wars. 



I trust the book will meet with the generous reception it deserves. 

 Yours truly, CHAS. A. COOLIDGE, 



Capt. 7th U. S. Infty. 



"It is good to recall from time to time the gallant conduct of our sol- 

 diers in the West, and Mr. Shields is to be thanked for refreshing people's 

 memories in regard to this important event." New York Times. 



"It is a graphic story of Indian warfare, and the author is to be thanked 

 for the manner in which he has again brought to remembrance the story of 

 a battle in which the brave and historic Seventh Infantry won a great 

 renown. The book is a valuable addition to the history of the Great West." 

 Chicago Herald. 



"It is an exciting history of Gen. Gibbon's engagement with the Nez 

 Perce Indians. It is a well-told story, printed in large, clear type, with 

 many portraits of the actors in the contest." Chicago Inter Ocean. 



"In the battle of the Big Hole, Mr. G. O. Shields (Coquina) gives an 

 exceedingly interesting description of one of the most desperate fights in the 

 history of our Indian wars. He gives his readers a very accurate idea of 

 some of the hardships necessarily endured in such Western campaigns, and 

 takes occasion to eulogize, in no faint terms, the American soldier in gen- 

 eral, and General John Gibbon in particular." Journal of the Military Serv- 

 ice Institution. 



This book will be mailed, post-paid, on receipt of price by 



RAND, McNALLY & CO., Publishers, 



CHICAGO. 



