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George Crook (* 8. September 1828 in Taylorsville bei Dayton, Ohio; † 21. März 1890 in Chicago, Illinois) war ein General des US-Heeres im Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg und in Kämpfen gegen die Indianer .
George R. Crook (September 8, 1828 – March 21, 1890) was a career United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. He is best known for commanding U.S. forces in the 1886 campaign that led to the defeat of the Apache leader Geronimo.
George Crook (born Sept. 23, 1829, near Dayton, Ohio, U.S.—died March 21, 1890, Chicago, Ill.) was an American army officer in the American Civil War and in the Indian conflicts of the West. General William Tecumseh Sherman called him the best of the Indian fighters and managers.
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12. Juni 2006 · Historian Robert Utley wrote, ‘General George Crook [was] considered by many of his contemporaries to be the army’s most skilled Indian fighter….’. Whether Crook was the greatest Indian fighter can be argued, but he was never an Indian hater. He must be regarded as one of the Army’s greatest Indian friends.
In August of 1864, Crook was given command of the Department of Western Virginia which would become the VIII Corps under General Philip Sheridan. Crook commanded his men throughout many of the battles of the Valley Campaign of 1864, including the battles of Third Winchester, Fisher’s Hill, and Cedar Creek. On October 21, 1864 Crook was ...
14. Mai 2018 · George Crook. The American army officer George Crook (1828-1890) campaigned against Indians in the southwestern and northwestern United States, but he was also an outspoken champion of Indian rights. Born on Sept. 8, 1828, on a farm near Taylorsville, Ohio, George Crook was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy in 1848.
12. Jan. 2024 · George Crook was a noted officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars in the American West during the last half of the nineteenth century. On the night of February 21, 1865, Confederate partisans captured George Crook as he slept at Cumberland, Maryland.
