'THE IROQUOIS IN THE CIVIL WAR' ~ HAUPTMAN ~ 1st EDITION ~ 1993 ~ CLEAN ~ LOOK!

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'THE IROQUOIS IN THE CIVIL WAR' ~ HAUPTMAN ~ 1
st
EDITION ~ 1993 ~ VERY CLEAN
TITLE: “THE IROQUOIS IN THE CIVIL WAR ~ FROM BATTLEFIELD TO RESERVATION”
AUTHOR: LAURENCE M. HAUPTMAN
PUBLISHER: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRESS
EDITION: STATED FIRST EDITION 1993
BLUE CLOTH COVER - GILT LETTERING ON SPINE – DUST JACKET
ISBN: 0-8156-0272-3
This week on EBay we are offering up this interesting and enlightening book on the History of the Iroquois Indians during the Civil War.
It is a stated First Edition copy in Blue cloth binding, written by noted Iroquois scholar Laurence Hauptman. It is part of his superb series of excellent books on the Iroquois.
It covers their situation before the war, their initial rejection by the Federal Government to join the Military and their eventual acceptance as soldiers.
Hundreds of Iroquois Indians served in the war.
They served as dedicated cavalrymen and soldiers.
It looks at the reasons they were loyal to the Union, despite so many ‘battles’ and problems with the Government before the War broke out. It also explores their attitude towards slavery, which the Iroquois were always against, even within their own culture and with other Indians captured in battle.
The book is based on historical and archival records, wartime letters, period writings, tribal history and personal diaries.
The book covers many aspects of the Iroquois and their struggles with the American Government, both at War, and in peacetime before and after the war.
A section of the book discusses the role of Ely S. Parker, who was almost certainly the most prominent Iroquois to serve with the Union Army.
When Robert E. Lee met with Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, on the momentous morning of April 9, 1865, the Union commander insisted on introducing his staff members to Lee individually. The Rebel leader, ever courteous, shook each man’s hand. Among the men in Grant’s entourage was Lieutenant Colonel Ely Parker, a Seneca/Iroquois Indian. Lee hesitated upon encountering Parker, apparently mistaking him for a freedman; however, he quickly realized his error, extending his hand to Parker with the gracious comment, ‘I am glad to see one real American here.’ Parker accepted the General’s handshake, responding, ‘We are all Americans.’
Parker was there as General Grant's personal military secretary and it was Parker who transcribed, by hand, the famous surrender papers.
Parker’s selection to draft the surrender papers at Appomattox was a recognition of his intelligence, exquisite penmanship and grasp of the English language.
Although Ely Parker is best known for his role in drafting the terms of surrender that ended the Civil War, his life’s work was far greater than that single act.
He had a large role in dealing with land issues and tribal accommodations after the war ended. By 1853, the governor of New York formally recognized Parker as the chief representative of the Iroquois confederacy, and the state government treated him as the head chief in any dealings with the confederacy.
While on business in Galena, Illinois he met Ulysses S. Grant who was retired from service and working in a local harness store. The two became lifelong friends.
When the War started and Grant rejoined the service, he arranged to have Parker, an Engineer, breveted as a captain of engineers in the U.S. Army, and assigned to his team.
He served with distinction at Grant’s side at Vicksburg, and by mid-1864 had been placed on Grant’s personal staff. He became a positive contribution to Grant’s inner circle. After the war, he stayed on as a member of Grant’s staff until 1869, eventually rising to the rank of brigadier general.
During his postwar service, Parker occasionally toured military facilities in the occupied South, making recommendations on where he thought the Army could safely cut costs, close facilities and muster out its troops. Most of Parker’s time, however, was spent as an emissary to Indian tribes in the West.
He eventually became Head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and served well in that capacity.
Parker was just one of many Iroquois Indians who served proudly in the Civil War. This book covers many of them and adds fresh, new information to people’s understanding of the depth and variety of American Indians who fought and were affected by the War.
This ground-breaking book by one of the foremost Iroquois historians significantly adds to our understanding of this subject by providing the first intimate look at the Iroquois' involvement in the American Civil War and its devastating impact on Iroquois communities.
A very interesting book and a fascinating read. You’ll love it.
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