[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harper’s Ferry, the election of 1860, secession – all the events leading up to the Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: Sometime in the future.
Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed.

Posting history, in reverse order

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Link to previous New York Times thread

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[nuconvert]

Why did they gang up on the Pawnee?

[Sacajaweau]

One of the Roosevelts said....”If it wasn't for the white man, they would have annihilated themselves.”

[bigbob]

I found the “Accidents and Incidents” column more interesting, considering that according to democrats, shooting incidents only started occuring about the time Trump was elected.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

You can’t read about Custer at Little Big Horn without also reading about Custer at Gettysburg. You have to know both sides of the man. Too many people have only heard about his biggest mistake. He was brave beyond description and not a stupid man.

[PeterPrinciple]

Sioux, Cheyennes, Arrappahoes and Brulars

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Brulars? can’t find it on the internet.

[PeterPrinciple]

I grew up in northwest Iowa. Many things are named after the sioux. Sioux Falls, Sioux City, Sioux Center, Sioux County, etc.

I often wondered why. My guess is that in negotiating with the Sioux Indians, We named many things for them to honor them. I could never find any documentation.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Thanks for the post!

Never heard of Charles May until now.
The pre-war frontier life seems out-of-control.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_A._May