Nelson Appleton Miles letters
Scope and Contents
24 items: 20 handwritten letters; 1 typewritten letter; 1 printed program from an 1877 banquet in his honor; and a 1935 newspaper account detailing his campaign against the Indians in 1876. Two letters are undated. Most are addressed to Lieutenant (later Captain) Frank D. Baldwin. Letters contain requests for supplies and teamsters in preparation for his Indian campaigns; a report on an engagement with the Sioux under Sitting Bull in December 1876; and other personal and official matters.
Dates
- 1875-1898
Creator
- Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Nelson Appleton Miles letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical Sketch
Officer in the U.S. Army. Entered Union Army during Civil War (1861-1865) as a Lieutenant, commanding company of Massachusetts volunteers. Ended war as Brevet Major General in command of 26,000 troops. Received regular commission as a Colonel in the U.S. Army in 1865, given command of 5th Infantry in the Western states.
Defeated the Cheyenne, Kiowa and Commanche (1874-1875); successfully fought against the Sioux, led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse (1876-1880); overtook the Nez Perce and forced their surrender (1877); defeated the Apache under Geronimo (1886); and forced the final surrender of the Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota (1890-1891). Promoted to Brigadier General in 1880; Major General in 1890; and Liutenant General in 1901. Appointed commander of the Army in 1895. Retired from active duty in 1903.
Extent
24 items (0.09 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Rosenstock in 1978.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Rosenstock; 1978.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Physical Description
Handwritten; Items have been placed within protective plastic sleeves.
- Title
- Register of Nelson Appleton Miles letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 July 30
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States