Northern Iowa Brigade
n.p. n.p, n.d. Very likely a first edition. Hard Cover. Exterior VG+. Book has water damage in way of a stain and wrinkled pages through roughly 1/3 of the text. Rest OK.. This did not injure the text. / None. Item #498
This is an unusual and scarce book. It has information on the discovery and development of Old Northwest which included much of today's Upper Midwest. Contains information on Ft. Snelling, Ft. Edwards, Ft. Calhoun and numerous forts constructed in Iowa.Central to this narrative is the Sioux uprising in Minnesota and Northern Iowa. Many of the men who volunteered for service in the Civil War never got there. They were formed into a brigade that fought Indians in the area mentioned. The story is sympathetic to the Native Americans.
Price: $125.00