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Richard Irving Dodge (May 19, 1827 – June 16, 1895) was a colonel in the United States Army. Dodge was born in North Carolina and died after a long and successful career in the U.S. Army. He began as a cadet in 1844 and retired as a Colonel May 19, 1891. Dodge was Aide-De-Camp to General William Tecumseh Sherman from 1881–1882.
Jan 1, 2006 · Best known today as the author of Our Wild Indians, The Plains of North America, and The Black Hills, Dodge recorded his observations and thoughts in volumes of journals, letters, and reports, as well as many popular published books.
Mar 2, 2024 · Richard Irving Dodge, U.S. Army Officer. He was a career Army officer who served many years in the Western Plains, and participated in a number of the conflicts with the indigenous Indians.
Richard Irving Dodge was born in North Carolina in 1837. His father, James R. Dodge was from New York, while his mother, Susan Williams, was from North Carolina. Maj. Dodge started his military career as a West Point cadet on July 1, 1844. He was promoted to Brevet 2nd Lieutenant in the 8 th U.S. Infantry after graduating four years later. He ...
Richard Irving Dodge was a soldier and author whose diaries and published works on the Great Plains have served as primary sources for many years. Four of Dodge's Great Plains journals were edited for publication by Wayne R. Kime, who now caps that achievement with a long-awaited biography.
- Charles Robinson
- 2007
Richard Irving Dodge. United States Army Officer. He was a career army officer who served many years in the Western Plains, and participated in a number of the conflicts with the indigenous Indians.
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