This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
North brothers and Pawnee scouts hailed as empire builders
Doctor Grinnell lauds Maj Frank North and Capt Luther H North, elder North brothers and Pawnee scouts, for pivotal roles in securing 1860s western expansion. The piece traces their early lives in Nebraska, service with Pawnee forces, battles against Sioux and Cheyenne, and key actions including the Summit Springs fight where Frank North claimed Tall Bull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bird Grinnell
Luther
Columbus
Neb
Doctor Grinnell
Maj
Frank North
Luther H. North
Pawnee
Arthur H. Clark Company
Cleveland
L. H. North
International Boundary
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Rocky Mountains
Scouts of America
Captain North
Bridger
Carson
Old Jim Bridger
Wil Carson
Luther North
Thomas J. North
New York
Ohio
James IE. North
Luther Worth
North
Nebraska
Omaha
Monroe
the North
Plains
Young North
Second
Nebraska Cavalry
Alfred Sully
Missouri River
General Curtis
Mefadden
Curtis
Fort Kearney
Fort
Palnees
Ecommanding
Company
Connor
Powder River
Yellowstone
Cole
Union Pacific
Behale
Col. W. FR. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Summit Springs
Colo
Cody
Tall Bull
Carr
Fifth Cavalry
Frank
Grinnell
Colonel Royall
Ned Buntline
Judson