Authors: Terry C. Johnston
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Overwhelming Acclaim for the Work of Terry C. Johnston
The Plainsmen Series by Terry C. Johnston
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With my heartfelt respect and admiration
for the warrior that is within him,
with my deepest appreciation
for all that he has taught me,
and with my deepest affection
for him and all that he has helped me see â¦
I dedicate this novel on the end of
the Great Sioux War
to my spiritual mentor, my
Minnicoujou
Lakota guide,
to my beloved
kola,
Steve Emeryâ
Mato Tanka
Ashes of Heaven
Cast of Characters
Seamus Donegan
Samantha Donegan
Colin Teig Donegan
Civilians
Nettie Capron | Â |
John Collinsâ | contract trader at Fort Laramie |
Luther S. “Yellowstone” Kelly | Â |
Johnny Bruguierâ | called “Big Leggings” by the Lakota and “White” by the Cheyenne |
William Rowland/“Long Knife” | |
Willis Rowland/“High Forehead” | Â |
Joseph Culbertson | Â |
Robert Jackson | Â |
Dr. Van Emanâ | civilian contract surgeon, Lame Deer Expedition |
Military
General William Tecumseh Shermanâ | General of the Army |
Lieutenant General Philip H. Sheridanâ | Commander, Division of the Missouri |
General Alfred H. Terryâ | Commander, Department of Dakota |
Colonel Nelson A. Milesâ | Commanding Officer, Fifth U.S. Infantry |
Major Andrew W. Evansâ | Third U.S. Cavalry, Post Commander, Fort Laramie |
Major Frank Brisbinâ | Second U.S. Cavalry |
Major Benjamin Cardâ | Quartermaster, Department of Dakota |
Captain Ezra P. Ewersâ | E Company, Fifth U.S. Infantry (given command of the newly mustered Crow scouts) |
Captain Charles W. Minerâ | G Company, Twenty-second U.S. Infantry |
Captain DeWitt C. Pooleâ | H Company, Twenty-second U.S. Infantry |
Captain Charles J. Dickeyâ | Company E, Twenty-second U.S. Infantry (given battalion command of the pack-train) |
Captain George L. Tylerâ | F Company, Second U.S. Cavalry |
Captain James N. Wheelanâ | G Company, Second U.S. Cavalry |
Captain Edward Ballâ | H Company, Second U.S. Cavalry (in command of the mounted battalion) |
Captain Randolph Norwoodâ | L Company, Second U.S. Cavalry |
Captain Andrew S. Bennettâ | Company. B, Fifth U.S. Infantry |
Lieutenant Charles A. Woodruffâ | Company B, Fifth U.S. Infantry |
Lieutenant Charles E. Hargousâ | Company H, Fifth U.S. Infantry |
Lieutenant Oskaloosa M. Smithâ | H Company, Twenty-second U.S. Infantry |
Lieutenant Cornelius Cusickâ | F Company, Twenty-second U.S. Infantry |
Lieutenant Benjamin C. Lockwoodâ | G Company, Twenty-second U.S. Infantry |
Lieutenant Oscar F. Longâ | Fifth U.S. Infantry, Acting Engineering Officer to Lame Deer Expedition |
First Lieutenant Samuel T. Hamiltonâ | L Company, Second U.S. Cavalry |
First Lieutenant George W. Bairdâ | Adjutant to Colonel Nelson A. Miles, Fifth U.S. Infantry |
First Lieutenant Paul R. Brownâ | Assistant Surgeon, Lame Deer Expedition |
Second Lieutenant Edward W. Caseyâ | Twenty-second U.S. Infantry (commanding a detachment of mounted infantry and Cheyenne scouts) |
Second Lieutenant Charles B. Schofieldâ | L Company, Second U.S. Cavalry |
Second Lieutenant Alfred M. Fullerâ | F Company, Second U.S. Cavalry |
Second Lieutenant Lovell H. Jeromeâ | H Company, Second U.S. Cavalry |
Second Lieutenant Samuel R. Douglassâ | Seventh U.S. Infantry (battalion quartermaster the Second U.S. Cavalry) |
Sergeant John F. McBlainâ | L Company, Second U.S. Cavalry |
Private Charles Shrengerâ | Fifth U.S. Infantry, orderly to Colonel Nelson A. Miles |
Private William Leonardâ | L Troop, Second U.S. Cavalry |
Cheyenne
TSE-TSEHESE-STAESTE “THOSE WHO ARE HEARTED ALIKE.”
Old Wool Woman (Sweet Taste Woman) | Antelope Woman |
Twin Woman Crane Woman Red Hood (Red Hat) | Crooked Nose Woman |
Fingers Woman | Black Horse |
OLD MAN CHIEFS | Â |
Morning Star | Little Wolf Black Moccasin (Limber Lance) |
Old Bear | Â |
COUNCIL CHIEFS | Â |
Crazy Mule | Old Wolf |
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White Bull (Ice) | Last Bull |
Wrapped Hair | Two Moon |
Wild Hog | Left Handed Shooter |
Bear Who Walks on a Ridge (Ridge Bear) | Â |
Medicine Bear | Wooden Leg |
Tall White Man | White Hawk |
Old Man Coyote | Little Creek |
Buffalo Calf | Snow Bird (White Bird) |
Strong Left Hand (Strong Left Arm) | Â |
Crazy Mule | Young Little Wolf |
Iron Shirt | Standing Elk |
Crazy HeadâCouncil Chief | Old WolfâCouncil Chief |
White Elk | Bobtail Horse |
White Thunder | Black Bear |
Sleeping Rabbit | Brave Wolf |
Roan Bear | Â |
Little WolfâSweet Medicine Chief | Â |
Morning Star | Old Bear |
Coal BearâSacred Hat Priest | Â |
Sacred Hat Woman | Black Wolf |
American Horse | Black Eagle |
Turkey Leg | White Clay |
Broken Jaw | Wolf Medicine |
Plenty Bears | Beaver Claws |
Red Owl | Tangle Hair |
Magpie Eagle | Sits Beside His Medicine |
Weasel Bear | White Wolf |
Howling Wolf | Fast Whirlwind |
Sits in the Night | Walks on Crutches |
Spotted Wolf | Elk River |
Crow Split Nose | Goes After Other Buffalo |
Spotted Elk | Big Horse |
Lame Dog | Â |