Boston Post Newspaper Archives, May 17, 1870, p. 1

Civil and military roles blur in Indian affairs

The text argues the Indian Affairs Commissioner is a civil cipher in crisis, still an army officer in practice. It notes General Sherman sent an army officer to meet Red Cloud and his warriors, offering to bring them to Washington, challenging the Indian Department’s traditional exclusive authority.

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