This project was created as a part of my graduate studies at Ball State University in the Digital History Program. Sheridan at the Reins: Changing Perceptions of the Cavalry, Sheridan, and Native Americans during the Indian Wars, 1868-1877, examines the role that the United States Cavalry played in the American West in the years following the American Civil War using General Philip Sheridan as a common thread during this time. Sheridan served as a cavalry commander during the Civil War and head of the U.S. military in the West beginning in 1869. Over this time a variety of changes were made in the military and events in the West influenced the officer's perspective and public opinion.

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Timeline

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