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Masich, Andrew Edward was born on February 7, 1955 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of Edward John and Mary Gibson (Friedlander) Masich.
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Bull Run, Gettysburg, Appomattox. For Americans, these battlegrounds, all located in the eastern United States, will forever be associated with the Civil War. But few realize that the Civil War was also fought far to the west of these sites. The westernmost battle of the war took place in the remote deserts of the future state of Arizona. In this first book-length account of the Civil War in Arizona, Andrew E. Masich offers both a lively narrative history of the all-but-forgotten California Column in wartime Arizona and a rare compilation of letters written by the volunteer soldiers who served in the U.S. Army from 1861 to 1866. Enriched by Masich’s meticulous annotation, these letters provide firsthand testimony of the grueling desert conditions the soldiers endured as they fought on many fronts. Southwest Book Award Border Regional Library Association Southwest Book of the Year Pima County Public Library NYMAS Civil War Book Award New York Military Affairs Symposium
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( Since the Battle of Summit Springs on July 11, 1869, a ...)
Since the Battle of Summit Springs on July 11, 1869, a ledgerbook of over one hundred color drawings lay neglected in the archives of the Colorado Historical Society for nearly a century. The authors, working in close association with the Cheyenne nation, have produced an unprecedented look at the Dog Soldiers based on this ledgerbook. Unlike other books that interpret ledgerbook art, the authors treat the Summit Springs ledger drawings as historical documents, a history of the Dog Soldiers recorded by the warrior-artists themselves. In Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, the earliest of the extant Cheyenne ledgerbooks, the authors have painstakingly matched drawings with known events, such as the 1865 sack of Julesburg, Colorado, and the 1865 battles of Rush Creek, Platte River Bridge, and Tongue River in the Dakota and Montana territories. Also identified are such noted Dog Soldiers as Tall Bull, Big Crow, Whirlwind, and Wolf with Plenty of Hair.
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Discover on CD-ROM one of the most tumultuous times in U.S. history through ledger art, Indian and cavalry artifacts, documents, and artwork. Witness Cheyenne warfare as illustrated in the oldest known Cheyenne ledgerbook, revealed in full color. Designed as a companion piece to Cheyenne Dog Soldiers: A Ledgerbook History of Coups and Combat, this beautiful CD-ROM brings to light a history little-known for more than a century. Sharing an incredible story told through the pictographic drawings of the elite Cheyenne warrior society called Dog Soldiers, this CD-ROM contains the full text of the ledgerbook found at Summit Springs, Colorado on July 11, 1869. In addition, the CD-ROM includes a virtual tour of the Colorado History Museum exhibit. From the Sand Creek Massacre to the tragic defeat of the Dog Soldiers at Summit Springs, the historical society's curators pinpoint conflicts with cavalry and other Indians to dates, places, and people in history. • Collage Table of Contents guides you through the information with ease • Virtual tour of the Colorado History Museum exhibit with virtual objects for a unique hands-on experience! • Explains the who, what, where, when, and why of the Dog Soldiers and other Plains Indians, and includes two sections on the tragic events at Sand Creek and the warfare that followed. • Includes fun learning games for all ages that offer a great way to study and learn how to translate and even create ledger art!Published by the Colorado Historical Society
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( This is the story of the amazing and uncommon life of G...)
This is the story of the amazing and uncommon life of George Bent-a "halfbreed" born to a prominent white trader and his Indian wife-whose lifetime spanned one of the most exciting epochs in our nation's history. Raised as a Cheyenne but educated in white schools, George Bent fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War, became a Cheyenne warrior and survived the horrific 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, rode and killed for revenge with the ferocious Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, and later became a prominent interpreter and negotiator for whites and adviser to tribal leaders. He hobnobbed with frontier legends Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, and George Custer, and fought side-by-side with great Indian leaders. After a lifetime of adventures and misfortunes, accomplishments and failures, George Bent made a lasting contribution to the memory of his people by sharing with historians the story of the fighting Cheyennes.
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Masich, Andrew Edward was born on February 7, 1955 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of Edward John and Mary Gibson (Friedlander) Masich.
Bachelor in History/Anthropology, University Arizona, 1977. Master of Arts in History, University Arizona, 1984.
Director Rio Colorado division Arizona History Society, Yuma, 1978, director central division Phoenix, 1985. Vice president Colorado History Society, 1990-1998, acting president, 1997. President, Chief Executive Officer History Society Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, since 1998.
Founder, president Fort Yuma Press, Denver, since 1980, Gorton Toy Soldiers, 1988-1991. Consultant American Association Museums-Museum Assessment Program, Washington, since 1981. President Friends Arizona highways, Phoenix, 1987-1990.
Lecturer and consultant in field.
( This is the story of the amazing and uncommon life of G...)
( Since the Battle of Summit Springs on July 11, 1869, a ...)
( Discover on CD-ROM one of the most tumultuous times in ...)
( Bull Run, Gettysburg, Appomattox. For Americans, these ...)
Member Santa Fe Trail Advisory Council, 1993—1998. Chairman Fort Pitt district Boy Scouts American, since 2001. Board directors Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau, since 2001.
Member faculty Williamsburg Seminar for History Administration, since 2001. Member American Association State and Local History (member council since 1995), American Association Museum (accreditation commission since 2004), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Deborah Jean Niermeyer, December 27, 1978. Children: Matthew, Molly, Max.