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UNIT PROFILE – U.S. ARMY INDIAN SCOUTS
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Instrumental to U.S. Army success in the post-Civil War Indian Wars were the Indian Scouts, an enlisted cadre of Native Americans who performed reconnaissance and auxiliary duties.
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#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Instrumental to U.S. Army success in the post-Civil War Indian Wars were the Indian Scouts, an enlisted cadre of Native Americans who performed reconnaissance and auxiliary duties.
#Armyhistory
First formed in 1866, the Indian Scouts were a force of up to 1,000 men (although this slowly declined as the years passed) whose members were be compensated the same as a white cavalryman.
#USArmy #MilitaryHistory #IndianWars #GreatPlains #AmericanSouthwest #IndianScouts
#USArmy #MilitaryHistory #IndianWars #GreatPlains #AmericanSouthwest #IndianScouts
The Indian Scouts supplied desperately needed knowledge of the terrain and enemy belligerents to an Army short on expertise and struggling to accomplish its mission. Indian Scouts were essential to Army’s efforts across the greater frontier.
