John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries as aide-de-
camp to Brigadier General George Crook. This second volume (of a 
projected set of six) opens as Crook prepares for the expedition that 
would lead to his infamous and devastating Horse Meat March. 
Although Bourke retains his loyalty to Crook throughout the detailed 
account, his patience is sorely tried at times. Bourke's description of 
the march is balanced by an appendix containing letters and reports 
by others such as Lt. Walter Schuyler and Surgeon Bennett Clements. 
The diary continues with the story of the Powder River Expedition, 
culminating in Bourke's eyewitness description of Col. Ranald 
Mackenzie's destruction of the main Cheyenne camp in what became 
known as the Dull Knife Fight. Bourke finishes this volume with a 
retrospective of his service in Tucson, Arizona.

    Each volume in the series is extensively annotated and contains a 
biographical appendix on Indians, civilians, and military personnel 
named in the volume.

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CHARLES M. ROBINSON III is a history instructor at South Texas 
Community College. He has written more than fifteen books, including 
Bad Hand: A Biography of General Ranald S. Mackenzie and The Court 
Martial of Lieutenant Henry Flipper. He lives in San Benito, Texas.



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