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It has been my aim throughout present operations to afford the greatest amount of protection to life and property interests, and troops have been stationed accordingly.

~George Crook

Topics: Accordingly Afford Aim Amount Been Greatest Interests Life Operations Present Property Protection Throughout Troops

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When once an Indian sees that his food is secure, he does not care what the chief or any one else says.

~George Crook

Topics: Any Care Chief Does Else Food He His Indian Once Says Secure Sees

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The buffalo is all gone, and an Indian can't catch enough jack rabbits to subsist himself and his family, and then, there aren't enough jack rabbits to catch. What are they to do?

~George Crook

Topics: Buffalo Catch Enough Family Gone Himself His Indian Jack Rabbits Then

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All the tribes tell the same story. They are surrounded on all sides, the game is destroyed or driven away; they are left to starve, and there remains but one thing for them to do - fight while they can.

~George Crook

Topics: Away Destroyed Driven Fight Game Left One Thing Remains Same Same Story Sides Starve Story Surrounded Tell Them Thing Tribes While

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The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is not room enough in the East, and they must go elsewhere; and they come out West, as you have seen them coming for the last few years.

~George Crook

Topics: Birds Come Coming East Eggs Elsewhere Enough Every Few Go Last Last Few Years Like Men Must Out Room Seen Them West White Year Years You

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When I jerked it out the head remained in my leg, where it remains still. There were a couple of inches of blood on the shaft of the arrow when I pulled it out.

~George Crook

Topics: Arrow Blood Couple Head Inches Leg Out Pulled Remained Remains Still Were Where

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I at once commenced the ascent through a shower of arrows.

~George Crook

Topics: Arrows Ascent Once Shower Through

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During the engagement I tried to throw a strong force through the canon, but I was obliged to use it elsewhere before it had gotten to the supposed location of the village.

~George Crook

Topics: Before Canon Elsewhere Engagement Force Gotten Had Location Obliged Strong Supposed Through Throw Tried Use Village I Tried

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It demonstrates to his simple mind in the most positive manner that we have no prejudice against him on account of his race, and that while he behaves himself he will be treated the same as a white man.

~George Crook

Topics: Account Against Behaves He Him Himself His Man Manner Mind Most Positive Prejudice Race Same Simple Treated While White Will

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Give these Indians little farms, survey them, let them put fences around them, let them have their own horses, cows, sheep, things that they can call their own, and it will do away with tribal Indians.

~George Crook

Topics: Around Away Call Cows Farms Fences Give Horses Indians Little Own Put Sheep Survey Them Things Tribal Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Soldier

Born: September 8th, 1828

Died: March 21st, 1890

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