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1 Start
2 Deadliest?
3 Comment
4 scapegoated?
5 Date of Fetterman Massacre?

[edit] Start

Feel free to add to this, as this is the extent of my current knowledge of 19th century U.S history! Ben, 15 England.

[edit] Deadliest?

“One of the deadliest enemies the American military ever faced” I feel very uncomfortable with this statement. Highly debatable, to say the least. I do not mean to diminish his accomplishments, but was he comparable to Japanese naval commanders in WWII? The German commanders of both world wars. The North Koreans and Chinese of the Korean War, or even of any number of Confederate Generals? How many American military personnel died in Red Cloud’s War? Surely less than in many naval disasters involving a single boat.

I think something along the lines of “One of the most effective and deadly Native American tribal war leaders ever to face the American military” would be less clouded and biased. prior comment by Eebmore

I think the community agrees; that line was deleted from the article rewinn 06:43, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Comment

Added by Special:Contributions/71.222.224.154 to the main page, moved here by CosmicPenguin (Talk) 00:55, 29 August 2007 (UTC):

Although an Indian side is often taken to this massacre we must look at it from a US standpoint! In fact the main cause of the Fetterman massacre in history was in fact the Indians.

[edit] scapegoated?

in the Fetterman massacre section it claims that Col. Carrington was scapegoated, wouldn't a better term be blamed? Scapegoated seems like it violates NPOV. 4.239.249.127 21:38, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. I made the change; also took the quotes off the section title since they had no function. rewinn 21:46, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Date of Fetterman Massacre?

I am unable to glean from the article when the Fetterman Massacre took place. This should be obvious within the first ¶ of that section. Rychach (talk) 00:56, 4 February 2008 (UTC)