Harney, William S. 1800-1889

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שם ראשי (לועזית)
Harney, William S. 1800-1889
רמיזות
Harney, W. S. (William Selby), 1800-1889
Harney, William Selby, 1800-1889
Harney, Wm. S. (William Selby), 1800-1889
תאריך לידה
1800-08-22
תאריך פטירה
1889-05-09
מדינות קשורות
United States
מקצוע
United States. Army--Officers
שפות קשורות
eng
מגדר
male
MARC
MARC

מזהים נוספים

VIAF: 33543998
Wikidata: Q3568925
Library of congress: n 88071842
מקורות מידע
  • Johansen, Bruce E. The encyclopedia of Native American biography, 1997:pages 161-162 (William Selby Harney; 1800-1889. Sent to "exact retribution from the Sioux" tribe near Laramie, Wyoming who had defended themselves against Lieutenant J. L. Grattan and his men. When he arrived he could not find this tribe and instead knowingly attacked a different group, a friendly village led by Chief Yellow Thunder at Ash Hollow.)
  • Wikipedia, viewed January 2, 2023:under "William S. Harney" (born August 22, 1800 in Madison, Tennessee; died May 9, 1889 in Orlando, Florida. A cavalry officer in the US Army, who became known during the Indian Wars and the Mexican-American War for his brutality and ruthlessness. Murdered an enslaved woman in June 1834 but was acquitted in 1835. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, retiring to St. Louis, Mo. in 1863. President Andrew Johnson appointed Harney to the Indian Peace Commission where he helped negotiate several treaties with multiple Native American nations. Harney then retired to Pass Christian, Mississippi, then moved to Orlando, Florida where he later died at his home.)
  • U.S. Pres. (1853-1857 : Pierce) Council with the Sioux Indians at Fort Pierre, 1856?:p. 39 (William S. Harney, brevet brigadier general)
  • MoSU-L/NLT files(hdg.: Harney, William Selby, 1800-1889; usage: W.S. Harney, Wm. S. Harney)