Red River War
The Civil War resulted in an evacuation of military in the western frontier. Abraham Lincoln wanted to establish the Union’s presence in Texas in order to warn France to keep away from their territory. His plan was to use the Red River as a naval base in hopes of blockading the French troops. The Red River Campaign ultimately failed, but gave benefit to the future of the country. American commercial hunters saw the plains as a way to regain land they thought was taken away from them in the 19th century. “During the summer of 1874, the U. S. Army launched a campaign to remove the Comanche, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indian tribes from the Southern Plains and enforce their relocation to reservations in Indian Territory” (http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/redriver/). This sparked what today is known as The Red River War of 1874.
A mutual agreement was set in place as American commercial hunters entered into the plains in search of buffalo. However, The Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867 was not withheld by either party. The United States government had agreed to provide basic necessities for the South Plain tribes while the Indians agreed to stop their attacks on American commercial …show more content…
The Indians dispersed across the state once they failed at Adobe Walls hoping to once again thrive off the land. As time went on, the tribes noticed a decrease in their primary source of meat, the buffalo. Starvation wasn’t an answer for the Indians, so every opportunity that was brought forth they attacked the U.S. Army. During the Red River War, as many as 20 battles occurred between the Indians and the white settlers. A new policy of confinement formed as the US Army realized the violent attacks from the Indians started taking place. Most of the time the US Army defeated the Indians and rationed their reservation necessities further
The Civil War resulted in an evacuation of military in the western frontier. Abraham Lincoln wanted to establish the Union’s presence in Texas in order to warn France to keep away from their territory. His plan was to use the Red River as a naval base in hopes of blockading the French troops. The Red River Campaign ultimately failed, but gave benefit to the future of the country. American commercial hunters saw the plains as a way to regain land they thought was taken away from them in the 19th century. “During the summer of 1874, the U. S. Army launched a campaign to remove the Comanche, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indian tribes from the Southern Plains and enforce their relocation to reservations in Indian Territory” (http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/redriver/). This sparked what today is known as The Red River War of 1874.
A mutual agreement was set in place as American commercial hunters entered into the plains in search of buffalo. However, The Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867 was not withheld by either party. The United States government had agreed to provide basic necessities for the South Plain tribes while the Indians agreed to stop their attacks on American commercial …show more content…
The Indians dispersed across the state once they failed at Adobe Walls hoping to once again thrive off the land. As time went on, the tribes noticed a decrease in their primary source of meat, the buffalo. Starvation wasn’t an answer for the Indians, so every opportunity that was brought forth they attacked the U.S. Army. During the Red River War, as many as 20 battles occurred between the Indians and the white settlers. A new policy of confinement formed as the US Army realized the violent attacks from the Indians started taking place. Most of the time the US Army defeated the Indians and rationed their reservation necessities further