According to Wikipedia. The Union had over 2.1 million soldiers during the war, with a peak strength of 700K in uniform at one time. G. A. Custer's permanent rank of Lt. Col. Was due to his position as 2nd in command of the 7th US Cavalry Regiment. The actual commander was a Col. Sturgis detached for other duties. The post civil war army basically assigned their officers to duty positions based on seniority and civil war record. For instance Sheridan and Sherman remained Generals but Custer and Benteen who was a brevet Brigider General were slotted in Lt. Col and Major positions respectively.
“U.S. Westward Expansion” is the name of the course I was asked to teach, and this is how I teach it. My academic specialty is Native American history and culture, and I am in fact a board member of my state’s chapter of AIM- I make sure the reality of what you describe above is discussed in thorough detail, as you will see if you watched the whole lecture series from the beginning (or keep watching the newer ones). I can’t change the title, though, or my students currently taking the class with that name wouldn’t be able to find it. In general, though, you’re absolutely right. I have another lecture series, also on my playlist page, called Tribes of the Great Plains that gives on overview of these events from the indigenous perspective.
Why is it only bad when white people conquer territory for themselves? Should we not apply the same moral judgement to the Indians, to whom conquering and domination of others were also a way of life?
According to Wikipedia. The Union had over 2.1 million soldiers during the war, with a peak strength of 700K in uniform at one time.
G. A. Custer's permanent rank of Lt. Col. Was due to his position as 2nd in command of the 7th US Cavalry Regiment. The actual commander was a Col. Sturgis detached for other duties.
The post civil war army basically assigned their officers to duty positions based on seniority and civil war record. For instance Sheridan and Sherman remained Generals but Custer and Benteen who was a brevet Brigider General were slotted in Lt. Col and Major positions respectively.
I personally would not refer to the systemic theft and occupation of native American land and the ethnic cleansing of a people as expansion.
Andrew Jackson Removal act, Martin Van Buren.
“U.S. Westward Expansion” is the name of the course I was asked to teach, and this is how I teach it. My academic specialty is Native American history and culture, and I am in fact a board member of my state’s chapter of AIM- I make sure the reality of what you describe above is discussed in thorough detail, as you will see if you watched the whole lecture series from the beginning (or keep watching the newer ones). I can’t change the title, though, or my students currently taking the class with that name wouldn’t be able to find it. In general, though, you’re absolutely right. I have another lecture series, also on my playlist page, called Tribes of the Great Plains that gives on overview of these events from the indigenous perspective.
Why is it only bad when white people conquer territory for themselves? Should we not apply the same moral judgement to the Indians, to whom conquering and domination of others were also a way of life?