| 单词 | wagon train |
| 例句 | In the aftermath of the attack she wandered the forest for three days, chewing acorns, until a wagon train discovered her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The wagon train returns later in the afternoon with balloons tied to their chairs and silly hats on their heads. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Ten minutes later there’s a veritable wagon train. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He said, in that soft voice, “General, I’d like to send one brigade around those rocky heights. I think I can get into their wagon trains back there.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then somebody would bring up about Granny’s ancestors leading a wagon train from North Carolina, how they camped here on the ridge under some big sassafras trees while they were building their houses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He looked like an Indian on horseback in an old Western movie, attacking a wagon train. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Marching along the crest, they could see back to the Thneytown Road and the rows of tents, the hospitals, the endless black rows of more cannon, wagon trains. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With Byron walking around me like that we must have looked like we were in the Wild West and I was a wagon train and Byron was the Indians circling, waiting to attack. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Melodrama teams with maternal martyrs, but in this male-dominated industry many sacrifice stories involve men forfeiting their lives for family, war, a wagon train, a hapless village. In ‘A Star Is Born,’ Equality Is Deadly 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z One of the foundational themes of the western is the making of America, an origin story that plays out in tales about frontiers, borders, wagon trains, settlements, railroads, towns, cowboys and Indians. Review: The Sidekick as Hero in ‘The Ballad of Lefty Brown’ 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z For this young pioneer, a cyclone-propelled house was her wagon train. Oz Revisited – Part 3: A Parable of Empowerment 2013-09-18T15:30:10Z There were rumors, before the Mormon militia attacked the wagon train, that Pratt’s killer was among the mostly wealthy Arkansans in the train. But I’m a good Mormon wife 2012-06-01T23:00:00Z “Meek’s” follows a lost wagon train of desperate settlers through what a hand-embroidered title card tells us is the Oregon Territory, 1845. Riff: Eating Your Cultural Vegetables 2011-05-01T07:43:01Z “The wagon train is what really opened up the West, where everyone helped each other, everyone had a role,” Mr. Hickenlooper said. The Lumineers’ Strange Road to the Top 10 2013-02-06T13:01:48Z For many viewers, he said, the state represents the allure of the unknown, akin to Old West wagon trains heading to an uncharted destination. Alaska increasing draw for TV, film productions 2011-02-19T17:44:14Z Secretary of State Henry Kissinger regretted his 1972 interview with Fallaci after he referred to himself in it as a “cowboy who leads the wagon train by riding ahead alone on his horse.” The Life of Oriana Fallaci, Guerrilla Journalist 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z In the past, it was a dreaded obstacle for wagon trains. South Dakota: wild beasts and Badlands make the silver screen come to life 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Ford's splendid Wagon Master had the extremely likeable and unaffected Carey and Johnson as two young horse-traders who join a wagon train of Mormons headed for Utah. Harry Carey Jr 2012-12-30T13:31:11Z This wagon train of about 1,200 pioneers made the unfortunate choice of leaving the established Oregon Trail and following Stephen Meek on a “shortcut” across the desert of Eastern Oregon. ‘The Meek Cutoff’: Pioneers stranded in the Oregon desert 2013-08-07T22:01:43Z The wagon train mentality, it seems, is taking hold among the L train set: Go west! Los Angeles and Its Booming Creative Class Lures New Yorkers 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Beyond the buttes, the wagon train moves centrally into the flatlands, like a spear pointed at the sunset. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Giant video screens project images of buffalo running, and wagon trains moving through a backdrop of mountains and open range. Perspective | 50 years later, St. Louis’ Gateway Arch emerges with a new name and a skeptical view of western expansion 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Meek lost his way, many in the wagon train lost their lives and all suffered from lack of food and water before reaching the Deschutes River and continuing to Western Oregon. ‘The Meek Cutoff’: Pioneers stranded in the Oregon desert 2013-08-07T22:01:43Z Meanwhile, in the future, a group of survivors have formed the Travelling Symphony, a wagon train that travels the wasteland, performing Shakespeare and Vivaldi in the parking lots of looted Walmarts. A Better Way to Think About the Genre Debate 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z More important, just as if it were the normal wagon train scenario, it forces us to see everything through white eyes. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Though many of its elements are familiar to the point of being worn out — saloons and wagon trains, Indians and gold prospectors — the novel is not. A Debut Novel. A Tiny Press. A Pulitzer Finalist. 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Often the encircled wagon train is replaced by the surrounded fort; yet only the shape of the object has changed. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z They are the opposite of wagon train movies. Don’t Get What’s So Great About Westerns? Start Here 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z IN 1845 a new trail across the wilds of Oregon was blazed by a wagon train under the guidance of one Stephen Hall Meek. Oregon Frontier, From Under a Bonnet 2011-04-01T20:53:01Z The fort, like the wagon train, is the focus of the film. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z He was like the scout on a wagon train. Captain Beefheart: stars pay tribute to a musical maverick 2010-12-21T10:17:05Z Did a young pregnant woman die on a passing wagon train long ago? Review: In ‘Make Me’ Lee Child Adds Another Layer to Jack Reacher 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z But Native Americans were not the greatest threat to the wagon trains. With ‘1883,’ Taylor Sheridan Expands His Western Empire 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z It was followed by “The Oregon Trail,” with Radcliffe as an uptight preacher, Viswanathan as another character bored by societal restraints, and Buscemi as the fugitive outlaw leading their wagon train west. It's 'End Times' for TBS original comedy, and TV will be the worse for it 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Once Americans had supplanted plodding wagon trains with swift rail travel, the drama and the grandeur of the California coast were irresistible for railroads and passengers. Patt Morrison: Is California about to lose its most beautiful train ride? 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z “What was it like for the people who were on those wagon trains going to Oregon back in the day?” Sam Elliott on ‘1883’ and achieving his best at 78: ‘There’s not going to be a better one’ 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z He came overland from New Mexico with a wagon train expedition called the Rowland Workman party; he was a tailor and a rifleman, both handy skills in the new frontier. Jewish communities thrived in early L.A. — and helped the city thrive 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Only 7,200 people reside there, many tracing their Oregon roots back to wagon train days. Oregon ‘burn boss’ arrest inflames Western land use tensions 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z She joined a wagon train of 56 travelers, 34 of them enslaved. Review: How the West was won — and lost — by women: A new history revises the record 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z In the 1880s a wagon train of Dutch-German Mennonites, burning with millenarian fever, set out to meet Jesus on far side of the Caucasus. Review: A "mixed" memoirist's Silk Road travelogue becomes a road map to sanctuary 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z “The wagon train era also happened during the time of the Civil War, so race was the most important issue at the time,” he said. Portland is still the whitest big city in America 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z They had to put it on, like, a wagon train. How Sheryl Lee Ralph and Dianne Reeves pulled off the Emmys' 'best acceptance speech. Ever.' 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Whether they sought riches in gold, cattle, or farming, or believed it their duty to spread Protestant ideals to native inhabitants, they headed west in wagon trains along paths such as the Oregon Trail. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z An average wagon train traveled about 12 to 15 miles per day. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Miracle Workers The wagon train faces its final challenge. What's on TV Tuesday: 'Fantasy Island' on Fox; California Governor Recall KTLA, Spectrum News 1 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Miracle Workers The wagon train makes a stop at Independence Rock where they decide to celebrate the Fourth of July. What's on TV Tuesday: 'Superman & Lois' and 'Stargirl' on The CW; 'College Bowl: USC vs. UCLA' 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Miracle Workers The wagon train meets a religious group being led west by a prophet. What's on TV Tuesday: 'DC's Stargirl' and 'Superman & Lois' on the CW; 'Fantasy Island' on Fox 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Unlike their predecessors, who traveled by foot or wagon train, these settlers had new transport options. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z This was the first large wagon train migration to Oregon. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “They must be bringing it by wagon train,” one frustrated customer told Newman. The seven industries most desperate for workers 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z A Union spy, a Rebel spy, a saloon singer and an outlaw vie for a wagon train of Confederate gold in Nevada. Movies on TV this week: 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z The men were tasked with helping control the Native Americans of the Plains, capturing cattle rustlers and thieves and protecting settlers, stagecoaches, wagon trains and railroad crews along the Western front, History.com states. Local veteran wants comrades to get deserved recognition 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z Still, in part as a result of the spark lit by O’Sullivan and others, waves of Americans and recently arrived immigrants began to move west in wagon trains. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z A wagon train is a line of wagons traveling as a group. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Premise: It’s winter in 1846 and players are part of the ill-fated Donner Party wagon train, stranded on top of a mountain without any food. Sanity savers: 7 great board games for grown-ups 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z A horse trader and his partner are hired to guide a Mormon elder’s wagon train. Movies on TV this week: June 28: An American in Paris on TCM 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z The West is a saga of God and commerce, homesteaders and cowboys, politicians and opportunists, wagon trains and slaughtered natives, grizzlies and coyotes, and mesas, buttes and gorges. Review: The American West is dying. Christopher Ketcham's 'This Land' is a rallying cry to save it 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Two thousand miles long and barely passable on foot in the early nineteenth century, by the 1840s, wagon trains were a common sight. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Most of the wagon trains were headed to places such as California and Oregon, where the land was rich with ancient forests and fertile valleys. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Bonnie Springs Ranch started off as a wagon train pit stop in 1834 and grew into a tourist attraction featuring mock Wild West gunfights. Replica mining town outside Las Vegas sells for $25 million 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Truck convoys moved to replace horse-drawn wagon trains. Battlefield letters tell soldiers’ stories of World War I 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z “Near Algodones” has Franco as a would-be bank robber, and “The Gal Who Got Rattled” features Kazan and Bill Heck, both excellent, as would-be wagon train sweethearts. Review: The Coen brothers' 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs' is a small-plate feast, some delicious, others not - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, in a 2008 feature on the legend citing Lost Treasure magazine, said the wagon train was operated by a Union lieutenant named Castleton, a civilian guide named Connors and eight cavalrymen. Civil War gold treasure hunters, lawyer say FBI acting ‘suspicious’ in wake of dig at Pennsylvania site 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z The wagon train took a circuitous route through the wilds of northern Pennsylvania so as to avoid Confederate troops. Treasure hunters challenge FBI over dig for legendary gold 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z These days, air travel is like boarding sheet-metal wagon trains, equally miserable but usually over in just a day. I'm waiting for my re-booked flight. Cheers to these fellow travelers on life's journey 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Hell’s Backbone might whet your appetite to investigate more of the monument’s unpaved byways, such as Hole-in-the-Rock Road, which dates back to the Mormon wagon trains. The 22 best US national parks to escape the crowds, chosen by experts 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Loose lips sink ships, or in this case, wagon trains, with Buffalo Bills GM Brandon "Jason Bourne" Beane admitting this week that he won't even tell his own wife about the Bills draft plans: Buffalo Bills GM won't even tell his own wife who the team are drafting - Golf Digest 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z California has been a touchstone for the Brown family since the governor’s great-grandfather arrived on a wagon train more than 150 years ago. For Jerry Brown, the Face of California’s Old Order, the Ranch Is Calling 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The wagon train is a tradition and popular part of the town of Canton’s annual Labor Day parade. Man charged with crashing into wagon train that killed 2 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z A whole herd of bison, headed toward a wagon train stopped to pick up supplies. Nebraska residents participate in monthly cowboy shootouts 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Overwhelmed by snowstorms in the Sierra Nevadas, some in the feuding Donner Party’s wagon train ate the dead to survive. The Republicans’ Donner Party 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Witnesses say the truck crashed into the wagon train caravan traveling along a two-lane highway near an recreational vehicle park near Waynesville, about 35 miles west of Asheville. The Latest: Few wagons join annual parade after fatal crash 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Very much so, with the wagon trains and a Monument Valley feeling. Game of Thrones’ cinematographer breaks down the ‘dragon-induced Armageddon’ in The Spoils of War 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Movie officials said they were looking for ordinary Nebraskans to play settlers on a wagon train. Film producers seek ordinary Nebraskans to play settlers 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z She already had kinsmen in California, who had gone out in earlier wagon trains. Beyond Cannibalism: The True Story of the Donner Party 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z Back then, it took wagon trains days to cover the 40 miles. Nevada joins handful of states with spans of 80 mph driving 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z Witnesses say the truck crashed into the wagon train caravan traveling along a two-lane highway near an recreational vehicle park about 35 miles west of Asheville. The Latest: Few wagons join annual parade after fatal crash 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z The detachment of 16 men defended a supply wagon train against the attack of 125 Confederate cavalry men at Nolensville, Tennessee. Memorial planned for state’s Medal of Honor recipients 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Lakota horsemen re-enacting attacks on wagon trains and white settlers’ cabins in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, attended by millions in the city. Coll Thrush’s ‘Indigenous London’ spins history’s lens 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z In 1849, at the height of the gold rush, a wagon train with as many as a thousand people was making its way from Salt Lake City to Nevada and California. Death Valley Is Alive 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z It was that state of fear that led the local Mormon militia to set upon and ultimately slaughter a wagon train of a little over 120 men, women and children on their way to California. Rich history in the Harmony Valley 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z In December, a wagon train of Mexicans from both sides of the border left the valley, headed for the salt deposits; Howard filed suit. Danger lurks in salt flats, as it did a century ago 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z After the crossing, the wagon train remained at Pilot Springs for several days, working up the strength and courage to continue. Thrill-seekers test limits on Bonneville Salt Flats 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z “I hired him to be a camp jack,” Robison said, explaining that Gregory was a handyman for that wagon train. Woman put life on hold in 1976 for wagon train pilgrimage 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z In 1857, a Mormon militia attacked settlers in a wagon train at Mountain Meadows in Utah Territory. Orlando attack raises questions about history of U.S. massacres 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z In 1857, a Mormon militia attacked settlers in a wagon train at Mountain Meadows in the Territory of Utah. Historians, Police and Others Argue What Makes Orlando Massacre ‘Worst’ 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z A wagon train headed to California was attacked by Mormons as it passed through southwest Utah. The worst mass shooting? A look back at massacres in U.S. history 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Those who prefer to experience the thrill of danger more vicariously may discover the connection between Western wagon trains and tentacled, hive-minded aliens in the recently released “Independence Day: Resurgence.” Thrill-seekers test limits on Bonneville Salt Flats 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Mayflower vans hauled hay and the sound stage equipment for the Penn State performers who accompanied each wagon train. Woman put life on hold in 1976 for wagon train pilgrimage 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z As the plane disappeared to the south, the tiny, disoriented wagon train turned north, spirits low. An Insurance Salesman and a Doctor Walk Into a Bar, and End Up at the North Pole 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z “I’m living right here on this wagon train. I take care of this wagon, this wagon takes care of me.” In Georgetown, the homeless can be hidden amid the million-dollar homes 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Bridger’s mark on Montana winds across the land like the wagon trains that followed him, but how much is really known about the man? Jim Bridger: The man, the myth, the legend 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z And would there be some way of yoking these shipping containers, and their French counterparts, together in some kind of loose wagon train arrangement, behind a long-distance spacecraft of some kind? In need of an affordable home? Turn left at Pluto | Stewart Lee 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z One of Gregory’s favorite moments was leading his wagon train as it passed through Washington D.C. Woman put life on hold in 1976 for wagon train pilgrimage 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z About 120 people died in the massacre as their wagon train traveled from Arkansas to California. Resting places of victims in 1857 massacre found in Utah 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z “What he did is he married the daughter of one of the other people on the wagon train.” History is alive for fifth-generation Corvallis farmer 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Later named Fort Bridger, the post would serve the wagon trains and settlers heading west on the Oregon Trail. Jim Bridger: The man, the myth, the legend 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z Others also joined the wagon trains in search of gold in the Black Hills. Wagon train to retrace trail from Nebraska to South Dakota 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z While Gregory was on the road with his continually changing wagon trains, Robison was here and there, making sure operations were progressing on schedule with all of the seven wagon trains. Woman put life on hold in 1976 for wagon train pilgrimage 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z The Baker-Fancher wagon train was attacked while the travelers were camped at Mountain Meadows, a staging point before crossing deserts on the way to California. Resting places of victims in 1857 massacre found in Utah 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z A lot of wagon trains had cattle with them, for food. How a 2,000-Mile Trail Helped Define The American Mindset 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z They were at the front of the wagon trains that rolled west. American Pharoah the best Triple Crown winner? He's the most important anyway 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z The wagon train also offers participants a departure from the hustle and bustle of life today. Wagon train to retrace trail from Nebraska to South Dakota 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z During the holiday weekend, a reunion at Valley Forge celebrated the 40th anniversary of the wagon train pilgrimage, arguably among the most ambitious of many oversized bicentennial events. Woman put life on hold in 1976 for wagon train pilgrimage 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z The settlers on the wagon train held off the attackers for five days. Resting places of victims in 1857 massacre found in Utah 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z In 1857, Lee was a leading participant in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, in which Mormon vigilantes, aided by Paiute Indians, slaughtered a hundred and twenty non-Mormons in a wagon train bound for California. The Disappearing Colorado River 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The white settlers who crossed the plains in search of gold in 1849 were aware of this: as the wagon trains moved west they wrote and printed detailed constitutions to govern behaviour along the way. The regulated West 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The funeral home said he was an organizer of a wagon train in 1958 to show that a road from Tellico Plains to North Carolina was necessary, resulting decades later in the Cherohala Skyway. Former Tellico Plains mayor dies at 90 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z She crossed the Western deserts of Arizona and flew to other wagon trains’ launch locations to help them get started. Woman put life on hold in 1976 for wagon train pilgrimage 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z Exactly why the wagon train was attacked and the people massacred has been debated over the past 158 years. Resting places of victims in 1857 massacre found in Utah 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Democrats, Cuomo said, thought the wagon train could get there with “the whole family aboard,” and with room to “extend and enlarge that family” along the way. Mario Cuomo’s Finest Moment 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Among them: a wagon train from Yankton, the capital of Dakota Territory, to Pierre; and a South Dakota Symphony Orchestra performance in the Capitol rotunda. Weather, politics dominate South Dakota 2014 news 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z The arch really means what St. Louis meant to early wagon trains: keep moving west. How School Segregation Divides Ferguson — and the United States 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Robison got there a week before the wagon trains arrived and helped coordinate their entry into the park on July 3. Woman put life on hold in 1976 for wagon train pilgrimage 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z Some historians cite hostilities between Mormons and the federal government, saying the wagon train just happened to pass through Utah at a volatile time. Resting places of victims in 1857 massacre found in Utah 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Army, summoned three Kiowas to the porch of the house and asked who was responsible for the massacre of Captain Warren’s wagon train on May 18, 1871, Satanta openly admitted it. Base Ball matchup different from previous years 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Fortunately, everything we need to know about how to turn this wagon train around was figured out by behavioral psychologists back in the 1950s. How B.F. Skinner Will Save Online Education 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The first wagon train to successfully cross the Sierra Nevada squeezed through the tiny granite gap in 1844. History underfoot at Donner Pass trails 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Every major wagon train featured a traveling musical show that was performed for local communities at each stopping point. Woman put life on hold in 1976 for wagon train pilgrimage 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z The trail was the Interstate 40 of its day, with wagon trains passing through on the way to California. Resting places of victims in 1857 massacre found in Utah 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Another part of the film, depicting a wagon train crossing the desert, was filmed in Southport. Sherlock Holmes film from 1914 sought 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z The wagon train will follow an old trail and arrive in Pierre on Sept. 20. Wagon train to start its trek to Pierre for 125th 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z “Even wagon trains heading west were known to stop for the day to celebrate, sometimes baking cakes while on the trail. Now it seems people use the day to show off their patriotism.” Inside the Beltway: Fourth of July remembered every year, everywhere 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z With the new year, wagon trains began in southern states and others resumed their journeys as the weather improved. Woman put life on hold in 1976 for wagon train pilgrimage 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z In September 1857, a southwestern Utah Mormon militia laid siege to a wagon train of emigrants en route from Arkansas to California. LDS essay examines Mormons, vigilante violence 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z There would be land rushes and gold rushes and wagon trains and riverboats and cities built hard against cities until there was no place to build but up, so we went in that direction too. Cover Story: The Pursuit of Happiness 2013-06-30T01:20:30Z Unrolled a scroll, the great, gray plains, And traced thereon our wagon trains; Our blazing campfires marked the road As night succeeding night they glowed. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Plunder from wagon trains and ranches opened up new sources of wealth to them and made warfare attractive, over and above the needs of self defense. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z The wagon train was a mile in the rear, and when it came up one of the drivers asked, “How are we going down there?” The Aventures of Buffalo Bill 2012-02-13T03:00:13.357Z Later wagon trains and travelers have complained, and justly, of sage brush and the difficulties of this route. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z Their version of the affair is as follows: Patrick Hennessey in the lead of a wagon train was going from Wichita, Kansas, to Anadarko, I. T. loaded with grain and other supplies for the government. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z Unrolled a scroll, the great gray plains, And traced thereon our wagon trains, Our blazing campfires marked the road As each succeeding night they glowed. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z The men in charge of the wagon train had placed lighted candles on the rocks along the road, at intervals of about a hundred feet, in order to guide themselves and those who came after. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z General Carr then went back to his camp, and soon afterward our wagon train came in from Fort Lyon with a fresh load of provisions. The Aventures of Buffalo Bill 2012-02-13T03:00:13.357Z Horses were brought to the Americas initially by Spanish settlers, and to the West later as part of wagon trains and cavalry units in the United States Army, but all were domesticated. Green Blog: Wild Horses and Hard Choices 2011-10-11T12:01:06Z To meet the perils of such a journey as they were compelled to make, each wagon train consisting of numerous outfits, was under the guidance of some experienced plainsman. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z At midnight, Lieutenant Hall arrives with his long wagon train. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z On the morning of the 29th all of the slightly wounded were sent off with the wagon train. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z It marks the spot where 120 members of an Arkansas wagon train were shot and killed by a Mormon militia on Sept. Utah site of pioneer-era wagon train massacre to be dedicated as national historic landmark 2011-09-11T18:16:46Z Another interesting feature of Kimberley is the arrival of the interior traders’ wagon trains, for every wagon is full of precious and various wealth, the result of a long, risky venture. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z By following close after each other, our wagon train stretched out about three miles. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z He had with him a complete wagon train, tents and equipage of every description. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z She marched as the infantry did, seldom taking advantage of offered rides in ambulances and wagon trains. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z “Is he—is he a soldier?” asked the boy gazing at the approaching wagon train with evident alarm. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z He touted volunteerism, citing the wagon trains of American expansion westward in previous centuries. Gingrich says would bring troops home faster 2011-07-13T16:35:41Z We brought up the rear half of the wagon train, however, and put two abreast, thus shortening the train to about a mile and a half. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z Riding towards us, away ahead of the wagon train, two soldiers come loping along the trail. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z This was the hold-up of the wagon train by Indians and it was staged on the old trail leading south out of Freezeout. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z The letter was from the baby’s father, and the packet contained the address of the New York people, and enough money to pay my expenses after I leave the wagon train. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z In the 1890s, Hirsch's great-grandmother was hired to defend a wagon train headed for Oregon because she was such a good shot. Women in Science: Their Personal Journeys 2011-06-03T23:18:52Z There were wagon trains hauling supplies of all kinds, such as merchandise, machinery, seed and building materials. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z The road was clogged with a stream of transports of all kinds—trucks, wagon trains, tanks, and tractors, double banked and stuck. Average Americans 2011-06-02T02:00:20.387Z These were the questions in the mind of every person in that long wagon train. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z After marching all the next day we joined our wagon train at dusk, near Rappahannock Station, and found that we were just in time, for the whole army was on the move to Fredericksburg. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z "And what I mean is Alaska and Canada are going to unload on our wagon train of fish, and that is definitely not a good thing." Plenty of chinook will be out in the ocean pasture, but catching them could be limited 2011-04-06T22:00:28Z The battle of Glorietta was fought, resulting in Sibley's entire wagon train of ammunition and supplies being captured and his army destroyed or scattered. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z The quartermaster would take me over the country with the wagon train at daylight in the morning. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z Sometime five or six oxen hitch to de wagon and 25 or 30 wagons make what am call de wagon train. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 2011-02-25T03:01:11.447Z Though occasionally acting as guerilleros, and attacking the wagon trains of the American army, their patriotism was of a very ambiguous order; and not unfrequently were their own countrymen the victims of their despoiling propensities. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z He reached Springfield in safety and there joined a wagon train en route for Rolla, guarded by a detachment of fifty cavalry. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z In the fall of 1864 I was engaged by Edward Creighton to freight with a wagon train to Denver, carrying flour and telegraph supplies. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z I was to start as soon as I could, and strive to gain the head of the wagon train, thereby escaping the dust. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z While we's at Fort Davis a wagon train comes through de canyon and de Apaches rolls big rocks down on de white people and kills 26 of dem. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 2011-02-25T03:01:11.447Z The Sixth and Ninth crossed at Jones's Bridge, while the fifty miles of wagon trains swung far to the east and crossed the swamp fifteen miles below. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z I brought a wagon train through with me and they told us at Camp Axton that you were here. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Mr. Schweikardt has painted it with the famous scene from “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” in which Indians ferociously attack a wagon train. | Connecticut: Annie Oakley Gets Her Due Onstage 2010-05-22T01:53:00Z A home on wheels is a classic American affair — from the wagon train to the RV. 2010-02-12T18:45:00Z One day, a bright, hot day in March, a Mexican wagon train arrived in town, laden with beans, hides, and “Chili Colorade,” and a crowd of rancheros from another direction swarmed into the 188 plaza. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 The teamsters of the immense wagon train threw bags of coffee and corn, barrels of beef and pork, and boxes of bread, upon the ground, and fled in terror towards Alexandria. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Some guided wagon trains across country that they knew as well as the emigrants knew their own back yards. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Of course the army could move no faster than the wagon train on this march, as the rebels were immediately in our rear, ready to pounce upon us if a good opportunity was offered. Reminiscences of service with the Twelfth Rhode Island Volunteers, and a memorial of Col. George H. Browne The wagon train came to a halt in a grove of 10-year-old saplings that needed thinning. The Year When Stardust Fell The wagon train was miles and miles long. From Bull Run to Appomattox Orders were received to prepare to march to-morrow morning at 4 as an escort to a large wagon train destined to Little Rock. An Artilleryman's Diary The constant procession of guns and wagon trains up the road on our right drew fire. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division While waiting here for the wagon train to cross the river, several of us went down to bathe. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion Early on the 5th, he placed a number of his guns within range of United States Ford and dropped a few shells among the wagon trains. The Greater Republic A History of the United States This wagon train was guarded by a large body of cavalry, including my command. From Bull Run to Appomattox Those with glasses could discern long wagon trains and pack mules climbing up Lookout. An Artilleryman's Diary At 9 p. m., the guns moved out to go forward into position, leaving the wagon train here. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Mescaleros held up a wagon train there in 1879—where your pasture is now, halfway between your well and Mason’s Ranch. Stepsons of Light We lived upon what we could pick up, as we had no wagons with us, and our servants and spare horses were with the wagon train. The Falling Flag Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox The cavalry which was stretched along the wagon train was ordered to the front. From Bull Run to Appomattox A steep stony hill ahead of us, and a long wagon train loaded with artillery horses stuck on it. An Artilleryman's Diary Before that time men who wanted to go to California had to drag along over thousands of miles in slow wagon trains and spend weeks and months on the road. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read At eight o’clock in the evening General Hunter’s large wagon train commenced passing through our town toward Harrisburg, and continued passing during the greater part of the night. The Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania As soon as we cleared the wagon train we got over ground much faster, and rode into and through the town just as the sun was setting. The Falling Flag Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox Rosecrans lost 28 pieces of artillery and a large portion of his wagon train, but Bragg lost only three pieces of artillery. The Battle of Stone River Company inspection at 6 A. M. Grazed 7 A. M. Met wagon train moving in, they had had pleasant journey. An Artilleryman's Diary It was reported that a large wagon train of the enemy had passed only two or three hours in advance of us. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. Our wagon trains, ammunition and rations were only saved by the action of one regiment of our cavalry charging the rebel flank and forcing them back. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles This was a very effectual mode of throwing the march of the wagon train into confusion, independent of the absolute destruction they caused. The Falling Flag Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox Pack and wagon trains were coming and going, some of the wagons drawn by as many as a dozen or fifteen yokes of oxen. Bring Me His Ears After traveling a few miles in that direction, we came upon the enemy’s wagon train, which fell into our hands, they supposing it perfectly safe on this road; no guards had been left with it. History of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Owing to the great number of troops, and having a large wagon train, our progress was quite slow; and further, it was known that our movements would be more or less harrassed by the enemy. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. The cavalry were now to the left, where they were burning and destroying the wagon trains of the enemy. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles Occasionally the Federal cavalry would dash in on a portion of their wagon train, kill a few horses, frighten drivers and Quartermasters, and then scamper away, but no serious impediment was offered their march. Lee's Last Campaign The less they knew the more they talked; and experienced caravan travelers shook their heads at sight of them, recognizing in them the most prolific and hardest working trouble-makers in the whole, long wagon train. Bring Me His Ears Company E was cut off, the enemy having got between it and the command, and about the same time the head of the wagon train was attacked which created a stampede in the train. History of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry We marched about five miles, and then halted for the wagon train to come up. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. Our wagon train had four hundred big Government wagons, each drawn by six mules. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas Through the vistas of the streets might be seen their wagon trains. Lee's Last Campaign The round of festivities attending the arrival of the wagon trains were not yet stilled, and fandangoes nightly gave hilarity a safety valve. Bring Me His Ears Mitchell to bring out the remainder as soon as the wagon train could be got into our rear. History of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry No artillery or wagon trains were in the way, and we shoved along at a good pace. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry I had charge of a company detailed to guard a wagon train out foraging. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War During the forenoon we caught sight of an army wagon train ahead of us in the distance, the white canvas covers dotting the road for miles like flecks of wool. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 A wagon train of twenty wagons and fifty mules were captured and a number of cavalry horses. History of Morgan's Cavalry In the late afternoon, and early night, we could plainly hear the sound of,—what we took to be,—wagon trains and artillery, over in the enemy’s lines, passing off to our right. From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw The Red Cloud warriors allowed the wagon train to think that it had whipped them. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women But the men raw, and, untutored as they were, did guard and picket duty, went foraging, guarded wagon trains, scouted after guerillas, and so learned to soldier—by soldiering. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War The wagon train under Lieutenant and Quartermaster William P. Hall had trundled into sight, coming in to camp by the Black Hills road toward the right, in the southwest, opposite the ridge. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters Manly also reported, that rolling stock was being collected, from all the roads, at Nashville, and that wagon trains were being gotten together at convenient points. History of Morgan's Cavalry We have also a rumor of Gen. Rosser having captured the wagon train of two divisions of the enemy in Culpepper County. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital He made a circuit, to cut off the attacking Sioux, at their rear, or between the wagon train and the ridge to the north of it. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women The cavalry now being in advance, overtook the enemy at Stubb's farm; a sharp skirmish ensued, when they broke, leaving the remainder of their wagon train. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War It was to be lance work; they did not wish to alarm the wagon train with gun-shots. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters His immense wagon train, more than twenty miles long and the flank of his army were exposed, and with impunity by this movement. History of Morgan's Cavalry But before leaving Kentucky, Morgan made still another capture of Lexington, taking a whole cavalry regiment prisoners, destroying several wagon trains, etc. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Captain Fetterman rescued the wagon train, by chasing the Sioux away; but in about five miles Red Cloud faced his men about and closed. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women My movements are terribly embarrassed by our immense wagon train. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War And over there in front of the regimental wagon train picket line, a gesticulating trio is engaged in a three cornered Christmas discussion. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" During the day, a body of rebel cavalry made a dash at the wagon train, and we were ordered back to drive them off. In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House There was a fight, several hundred being killed and wounded on both sides; but Morgan’s victory was complete, his captures amounting to 1800 men, a battery, wagon train, etc. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Captain Fetterman did not move directly for the place of the wagon train. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women Dey send cotton by wagon train to Jefferson but mostly by boat up de bayou. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 About this time, also, the first of the overland wagon trains began to come through. Gold He made his way back along the lines of infantrymen, artillery, ambulances and wagon trains until he reached an old stone stable that had miraculously escaped destruction. Aces Up We had wagon trains out of Kansas City when I was a good sight younger.” The Missourian He reported that the wagon train was on its way to the timber, without the captain; and that the captain had disappeared, over the ridge! Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women As near as that to a battle in France one sees a disorganized, deserted, wrecked countryside, with wagon trains going back and forth and wounded soldiers straggling toward the safety zone. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone But, as I say, occasionally one of these clubs pooled its individual resources and bought some old tub of a whaler, or outfitted a wagon train, and started off. Gold The Rebels, who had undoubtedly come out for the purpose of forage as well as ourselves, having a long wagon train, retreated toward Fairfax Court House, with their wagons laden with their wounded. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry His wagon trains never failed to reach the front with needed supplies when it was possible to get them there. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War The captain detailed twenty-five of his men to guard the one camp, and escort the wagon trains to the fort; with the twenty-six others he made a fort of wagon boxes, at the second camp. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women The wagon trains required by the Army of the Potomac for all this service were prodigious. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 It tried to outflank Siegel in order to seize his wagon train, but could not stand against the terrible cross-fire of the Union artillery, which mowed them down like blades of grass. Rodney The Partisan The company remained at this post during the year 1863, monotony of garrison life being relieved by furnishing escorts to wagon trains bound north and south, and an occasional scout after Indians. Frontier service during the rebellion or, A history of Company K, First Infantry, California Volunteers A big confederate wagon train was going through the gap ahead of us. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War I remember when I was a small boy I used to see so many wagon trains going west. The Vanishing Race Roads were utilized as far as practicable, but generally were left to the artillery and the wagon trains, whilst the infantry made roads for themselves directly through the fields. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 “You are the two from the Mormon wagon train?” he asked. Desert Dust A further march of about four miles, and the wagon train was reached, the safety of which had been the subject of much anxiety during the day. Frontier service during the rebellion or, A history of Company K, First Infantry, California Volunteers The cloud of dust proved to be two more battalions and a wagon train. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition Even the gaunt women in shapeless garments who always came to the door to watch the wagon train go by were not unlike the stiff wooden figures of Mrs. Noah. The Windy Hill His father and mother had been lost in the massacre of a wagon train by Indians, and he had been one of the few saved and brought to Salt Lake. The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories So I did follow you to the wagon train. Desert Dust With our guns and wagons, we joined the army wagon train, making its way northwestward, during a very rainy spell of weather. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. "I thought but one wagon train of your supplies would go to the water front this night." Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers On September 14 he was ordered to Sharpsburg, two of his regiments having been sent to Williamsport to protect the wagon trains. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage It was I and my comrades who carried the message to the wagon train that you fought at the ford, where you were beaten, where you lost many warriors. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" I am looking for the Captain Adams wagon train. Desert Dust But finally everything was ready, the ammunition wagons, wagon train of stores, and a battery of little guns, about three pounders, had been added. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 To further this movement, some cavalry was needed to protect the immense wagon trains, and the Riverlawns were called to perform part of this service. An Undivided Union Dickey's colored brigade formed the guard of the main wagon train, and Gooding's brigade of cavalry covered the rear and left flank. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps Then, far into the night, is heard the braying of mules, the shouts of drivers, and the rattling of wheels, as the heavy wagon trains toil to the place of rest. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy You cannot make this wagon train your instrument.” Desert Dust July 16th the 159th was detailed to guard wagon trains on the west side of the Mississippi. History of the 159th Regiment, N.Y.S.V. On the way to Rossville, the wagon train suffered two raids, but the Confederates were beaten off with a heavy loss. An Undivided Union Unfortunately by some mistake the ambulances had gone off with the wagon train, so that there were no adequate means of relieving the wounded on the field. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps Rain had fallen and softened it, so as to delay the wagon trains in rear. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War The road bordering the canal, along which is built the straggling village of Sandy Hook, was crowded with the long wagon trains of the different Corps. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac But the determined freemen and their families undeterred by this drawback went forth in covered wagon trains. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 Then the Indians went on the war-path; stages and wagon trains were attacked; passengers and scattered settlers massacred, and the very town itself threatened. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska With a railroad at the back of each army, they were enabled to move with small wagon trains, and could utilize troops that would otherwise have been detached as guards. The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1886. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, February, 1886. He reported the wagon trains far behind, impeded by a bad road in Luray Valley. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War He was division quartermaster, and had been left in charge of the wagon trains. Plantation Sketches Twice a day, long trains arrived from and departed for the East, while stages and wagon trains connected it with points in Idaho, Montana, and Utah. The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad Its Projectors, Construction and History After these came a few stragglers and camp followers in hardly better plight; then the wagon trains; and, finally, the army. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death He recalled the boy who had left Omaha with the wagon train six or eight months before, a thin, spiritless fellow with a slender, weak neck, hollow, white cheeks, pale lips, and listless eyes. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War Through it the wagon trains crossed, the artillery with a sombre noise, the wounded who must be carried, the long column of infantry, the advance, the main, the rear. The Long Roll A wagon train was startin' across the Llano, and I tried to warn 'em. Kid Wolf of Texas No one then thought of the movement by railroad, over vast distances, of grain, stock, and merchandise, but regarded the innovation as a substitute for the old wagon trains to the lake. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. Miss Barton with her wagon train accompanied the Ninth Army Corps, as a general purveyor for the sick. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience It was the timber wolf, largest and fiercest of the species, brother to him whom he had seen prowling about the ruined wagon train. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War They've got a great wagon train, sir, at the other end of the village—ordnance reserve, supply, everything! The Long Roll The Texan puzzled his mind over why this wagon train was taking such a dangerous route. Kid Wolf of Texas “There are four heavy guns yonder, and a tremendous wagon train.” A Dash from Diamond City That night and the 18th the wagon train passed over, and on the 19th two brigades advanced farther and occupied some hills on the right. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 The herd split at last, the cleft widened to right and left, and then the tide, in two great streams, flowed past the wagon train. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War Cavalry, artillery, and wagon trains proceeded by the red and heavy roads, but from Gordonsville on the Virginia Central helped the infantry as best it might. The Long Roll Was the wagon train being led to its doom by a madman? Kid Wolf of Texas In a couple of days the wagon train would head on north to Tucson, but now the activity in the plaza was a mixture of market day and fiesta. Rebel Spurs One time two white soldiers named Levy and Briggs come to the wagon train and said they was hunting slaves for some purpose. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives In less than half an hour the immense wagon train organized by the boomers located in Kansas was on the way. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma Cavalry and infantry and wagon train wound at the close of day over a vast bare hilltop toward Unger's Store where, it was known, would be the bivouac. The Long Roll When he looked back again at the wagon train, he could still see a small, golden head gleaming in the first prairie schooner. Kid Wolf of Texas It would seem that all Tubacca was turning out to welcome the wagon train of traders from the south. Rebel Spurs Another Prussian wagon train, blundering along the road, was seized by Maurice's cavalry, which had been sent scouting to the eastward. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo With this command, Pawnee Brown left the wagon train and plunged off through the darkness alone. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma From far in the rear, back of the Stonewall Brigade, back of Loring, came a dull sound—the artillery and the wagon train climbing Sleepy Creek Mountain. The Long Roll But in that case, what would become of the wagon train, with no one to save them from The Terror? Kid Wolf of Texas All three animals had been given the brand in the small Texas town where the wagon train had assembled. Rebel Spurs In the wagon train recaptured at Aumenier had been found arms and provisions and ammunition. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo At his belt had hung a lariat, placed there when the wagon train started, in case any of the animals should attempt to run off in the darkness. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma Cavalry, infantry, artillery, wagon train, stragglers, the army came slowly, slowly down Sand Mountain, crossed the slender levels, and climbed Lovett's Mountain. The Long Roll Strangely enough, The Kid's thoughts were not of his own terrible plight, but of the peril that awaited the wagon train. Kid Wolf of Texas Rode with a wagon train as far as Santa Fe—from there on with military supply wagons to Tucson. Rebel Spurs Fortunately, there would be no cannon with that troop of cavalry, there were no cannon in that wagon train, so that they could not batter down the ch�teau over his head. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo The cavalry had followed the wagon train westward—they were bound to keep the boomers in sight. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma The wagon train moved in front, and the heavy wheels made for the rest a track something like Christian's through the Slough of Despond. The Long Roll Carefully Kid Wolf estimated the route the wagon train had been taking. Kid Wolf of Texas Only—there's one thing—I brought Shadow and the filly down with the wagon train. Rebel Spurs They will not attack any persons at home, or traveling, nor molest or disturb any wagon trains, coaches, mules, or cattle belonging to the people of the United States, or to persons friendly therewith. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 Five minutes later Pawnee Brown was on the trail over which the wagon train had journeyed the night before. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma Another and still more certain conclusion was that the wagon train was getting very far behind. The Long Roll The Terror was planning a raid upon the wagon train! Kid Wolf of Texas The wagon train was traveling slow, the wagons riding heavy in the ruts with their burden of northern goods heading south. Rebel Spurs One of the men taken is a notorious guerrilla, and was of the party that made the dash on our wagon train at Nashville. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer Alfred, in addition to doubling the character of a young snob, afterwards a quick gun-man, also led the Indians' attack on the wagon train. Watch Yourself Go By The dust cloud was high again over advance with great wagon train, over main column and rear. The Long Roll The east was a pale line against the dark of the prairie night when Blizzard drummed up to the sleeping wagon train with his rider. Kid Wolf of Texas Long wagon trains laden with provisions or ammunition were dragged through the mud of the then unpaved streets. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis General Negley concluded, therefore, to fall back, and ordered me to move to Bailey's Cross-roads, and await the passage of the wagon train to the rear. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer They established therefore a corps of Obstructors, so called because their business was to place obstacles in the way of the wagon trains which arrived from Puera. Sophisms of the Protectionists The advance was now but a few hundred yards away; the whole army to the last wagon train had its orders for expedition. The Long Roll Hoping to gain the protection of the outlaws, and fearing the wagon train's vengeance, he slipped out of the circle of covered wagons and, on foot, began running. Kid Wolf of Texas On the road to Frayne, which crossed the brook ten miles to the east, all wagon trains and troops not on forced march made similar camp. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. We left Beech Grove, or Jacob's Store, this morning, at five o'clock, and conducted the wagon train of our division through to Manchester. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer The pack train, the wagon train, the row boat, the sailing craft—those were the methods of commerce. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform There were roads beneath, and moving troops and wagon trains. The Long Roll Again the attacking line of horsemen formed, and in a cloud of dust, they came at the wagon train. Kid Wolf of Texas The day's march had been long and tedious, as only cavalry marches are when long wagon trains have to be escorted. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. Two steamboats are plying between this and Chattanooga, and one immense wagon train is also busy. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer Then the wagon train started again and descended into the valley, which in very truth and fact was to be "home." The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky It proved a seething stream of horse and foot and wagon train, forms shadowy and umber, moving in the whirling dust. The Long Roll And soon after reaching the plateau he had found the trail left by a wagon train. Kid Wolf of Texas The people would make up a wagon train and go and come together. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 They cut into wagon trains, scattering cavalry escorts, burning wagons, destroying supplies, blowing up ammunition, disabling cannon, running off mules. Rebel Raider Fought the last battle of the war, capturing a German wagon train of fifty wagons and crews, a half hour after the armistice went into effect. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights The Army of the Valley, advance and main column, and rearguard, artillery and wagon train, came down the moon-lighted road, having marched twenty miles since high noon. The Long Roll The wagon train was loaded with valuable goods, for these men were traders. Kid Wolf of Texas With a damp cloth she tenderly touched his bruised face here and there as the wagon train moved on again. The She Boss A Western Story Camping in the woods, he sent some men out as scouts, and the next morning they reported a small wagon train escorted by about 150 cavalry, moving toward Front Royal. Rebel Raider Dade, with four companies of infantry, was in the Big Horn guarding Henry's wagon train. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier Men in grey belonging with the wagon train ran headlong toward their posts, others made for headquarters where the flag was and Stonewall Jackson. The Long Roll He pretended to head eastward, but when he was out of sight of the wagon train, he circled back and drummed west at a furious clip. Kid Wolf of Texas The first was the arrival of Jerkline Jo's wagon train, loaded to the gunwales with case goods, general merchandise, and food for stock. The She Boss A Western Story For the rest of the spring, operations were routine—attacks on wagon trains and train wrecking and bridge burning on the railroads. Rebel Raider I leave here in the morning at 6 o'clock for the wagon train going to Georgia. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Suddenly it occurred to me that it was at a place called Lone Tree that the minute men had gathered for their attack on Delavan's wagon train. My Lady of Doubt He told of finding the tortured prospector and of the plight of the approaching wagon train. Kid Wolf of Texas By this time Jerkline Jo, who had been hurrying forward along the wagon train to find out what had occurred, arrived on the scene of their airy persiflage. The She Boss A Western Story The gun was quickly laid on the wagon train and fired, the first shot beheading a mule. Rebel Raider One lot got as far as the Caches, an' burned a wagon train, but were run back into the mount'ns. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier Then there came another squadron of Rangers, an officer riding alone in front, the black shadow of another section of the wagon train looming over the ridge behind them. My Lady of Doubt Clearly enough, he could not help the wagon train where he was. Kid Wolf of Texas All went well with the wagon train during the first lap of the desert trip. The She Boss A Western Story We have raided a Yankee wagon train again," he said, "and the looting is splendid. The Tree of Appomattox A settlement was raided on Smoky Fork; stages were attacked near the Caches, and one burned; a wagon train was ambushed in the Raton Pass, and only escaped after desperate fighting. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier After we got back to the Rattletrap we promised ourselves plenty of Sport the next day watching the freighters with their long teams and wagon trains. The Voyage of the Rattletrap Making a tour of the wagon train, he suddenly stopped in his tracks and sniffed. Kid Wolf of Texas Then the wagon train came to a stop at the curves, and Jo and all of her skinners walked through the forest to the scene of Hiram's battle. The She Boss A Western Story From Furnes to the front the roads were packed with reinforcements and wagon trains bearing ammunition and supplies, and further progress with the ambulance was impossible. Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross Major Lot Smith, with a small company of men, at one time rode up to a large wagon train carrying supplies for the army. A Young Folks' History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints In the fall of 1788, he proceeded to Nashville with a wagon train which came within an ace of being page 103 annihilated by Indians before it reached its destination. American Men of Action The bandits were already about to mount their horses in order that they might reach the wagon train at daybreak. Kid Wolf of Texas He wondered about this, but gave it little thought until it dawned upon him that Jo's beautiful black saddle mare, which usually followed behind the wagon train with doglike loyalty, was absent too. The She Boss A Western Story The further each of us drove the enemy the further we drifted apart, and the more exposed we left our wagon trains and artillery, which were parked between us. Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World The wagon train pulled out of Leavenworth, all heavily freighted, each one carrying about six thousand pounds weight, and each also drawn by four yoke of oxen under charge of a driver, or "bullwhacker." Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1. Adventures of Buffalo Bill from Boyhood to Manhood A great wagon train was coming, and this they would strike, surprising it in the vast, dark wilderness when it was not dreaming that even a single warrior was near. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky The Texan sent the sentries to arouse every available fighting man in the wagon train. Kid Wolf of Texas As the wagon train neared the highest point in the pass she noticed that her whites and Hiram's blacks seemed to be lagging behind. The She Boss A Western Story These parties, some of which consisted of several hundred men, were generally more or less successful; and one of them, under La Corne, surprised and destroyed a large wagon train escorted by forty soldiers. Montcalm and Wolfe How should it be known that we were almost within touch of the great highway of the West, now again thronging with wagon trains? The Way of a Man A second figure appeared suddenly beside the first, that of a youth, also, not so tall as the first; but he, too, stood erect, silent and motionless, gazing at the wagon train. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky It was followed by a terrific burst of fire from the wagon train. Kid Wolf of Texas I told them of our wagon trains going west, and of the strength of our frontiersmen; but offset this, justly as I might, by giving facts also regarding the opposition these might meet. 54-40 or Fight With the wagon trains of Patent and Ford George came Rachel Hawk and her daughters, Courtney, Lucy and Rachel. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Indiana Narratives Here the trail leads to the westward,-- Once the redman's wild domain; Now the shallow rutted highway Of the settler's wagon train. Nancy MacIntyre Daniel Poe was the leader of the wagon train, but Henry Ware, whom they had known but a few days, was its leader in battle. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky The Terror had hoped to find the wagon train still asleep and defenseless. Kid Wolf of Texas "Wait till next fall's wagon trains come in!" 54-40 or Fight He was a month ahead of the date for the wagon trains at Fort Bridger. The Covered Wagon Our wagon trains had either gone on, we knew not whither, or had been left behind. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show The shouts of the savages never ceased, but above them rose the cry of the dauntless soul that now led the wagon train. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky To our rear was all bustle and commotion, and it looked like a vast camp of wagon trains. History of Kershaw's Brigade History tells how that wagon train went through, and how its settlers scattered all along the Willamette and the Columbia and the Walla Walla, and helped us to hold Oregon. 54-40 or Fight Inside the hour the silent gray wagon train held on, leaving the waters to give shriving. The Covered Wagon One day I was detailed to go with a wagon train way down in Georgia on a foraging expedition. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show It seemed to them at the same moment as if the fire of the men with the wagon train, and of those on the high bluff, doubled. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky Our wagon train going weekly up towards Warrenton and the mountains, returning laden with flour, meat, and the finest beef we had ever received. History of Kershaw's Brigade "They may not see the wagon trains so soon," I ventured. 54-40 or Fight Price," said Bill Jackson to the grave and silent man who walked with him toward the wagon train beyond the duelling ground, "this settles hit. The Covered Wagon Cavalry, artillery, wagon train, and infantry stepped the same tread to the music of the march. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show Well for the people of the wagon train that a born leader had planned their crossing and had led them that day! The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky We were ordered by different routes to facilitate the movement, our wagon trains moving out in the morning along the dirt road and near the railroad. History of Kershaw's Brigade Messengers spread abroad the news of the arrival of our wagon train. 54-40 or Fight She knew that the wagon train was warned--they now would need but little warning, for the menace was written all across the world. The Covered Wagon The Yankees had been dogging our rear, picking up our stragglers and capturing some of our wagon trains. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show They've learned in some manner, maybe by way of Canada, that a big wagon train is coming up through the Wilderness Road in the spring, to join our settlements. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky We crossed the Rappahannock on the railroad bridge, which had been laid with plank to accommodate the passage of wagon trains, on the 11th and remained until the 19th. History of Kershaw's Brigade It was a new annual wagon train which I now met rolling westward. 54-40 or Fight The great wagon train of 1848 lay banked along the Vermilion in utter and abject confusion. The Covered Wagon For several days the wagon train continued on until we had arrived at the part of country to which we had been directed. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show They would fall like a thunderbolt upon the wagon train, and destroy it utterly. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky Now it must be remembered that for the most of the time on our march we were separated from our wagon trains that had our tents, cooking utensils, and other baggage. History of Kershaw's Brigade In time I came up to the head of the tremendous wagon train of 1845, and its leader and myself threw up our hands in the salutation of the wilderness. 54-40 or Fight Just before the start of the wagon train. The Covered Wagon For a month previous to this demonstration of the latent power of cattle, the humane drivers of the wagon train were constantly lamenting that the spirit of their teams was killed. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings "Henry, we've got to save that wagon train, if every one of us dies trying!" exclaimed Paul, with the greatest possible emphasis. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky I ordered an advance, as the orders were to hold the enemy in check as long as possible to give our main line and wagon train time to get out of the way. History of Kershaw's Brigade From the Eastern States I scarcely could now hear in less than a year, for another wagon train could not start west from the Missouri until the following spring. 54-40 or Fight Wingate turned away and led the wagon train a half mile up the stream, pitching camp above the ford where the massacre had occurred. The Covered Wagon On the return trip, these scattered oxen, the lame and halt, were gathered to the number of several hundred, and were being driven along at the rear of the wagon train. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings The largest wagon train that had yet crossed the mountains into Kain-tuck-ee toiled slowly along the Wilderness Road among the foothills, bearing steadily toward the Northwest. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky The negro servants, evincing no disposition to be left behind, rushed along with the wagon train like men beset. History of Kershaw's Brigade The wagon trains followed almost on one another's heels, so hot was the pace. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado She guessed rather than reasoned what it would mean when yonder line came closer, when it would sweep down, roaring, over the wagon train. The Covered Wagon The drivers lost control of their teams, bedlam reigned, and the entire wagon train joined in the general stampede. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings Spring was deepening, and already had drawn its robe of green over all the earth, but Daniel Poe, the commander of the wagon train, paid little attention to its beauty. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky All during the day and night the deep rumbling sound of the long wagon trains, artillery, and cavalry could be heard crossing the pontoon bridges above and below. History of Kershaw's Brigade Driving cavayard is herding the extra cattle that follow the wagon train. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained. The Covered Wagon Remember the panoram effect I got on that massacre of the wagon train? The Phantom Herd Others had seen now, and the whole wagon train gazed with intent and curious eyes. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky The heavy down-pour of rain prevented Anderson, who was holding the rear and protecting the wagon trains, from moving, and the enemy began pressing him hard. History of Kershaw's Brigade The great freighting firm of Russell, Majors & Waddell was then sending its twenty-five wagon trains out from the Plains to carry supplies to the soldiers at the frontier forts. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) I tell ye, the tribes is out to stop the wagon trains this spring. The Covered Wagon He offers a special wagon train for the purpose, and insists that I shall accompany it. Overland "Surely, no wagon train ever before ran the deadly gantlet that ours has run." The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky On the morning of the 19th some hours before day the rumbling of the wagon trains told of our march backward. History of Kershaw's Brigade Before we could make any headway with our wagon trains we had to leave the river and get out on the divide. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) And this news now, like a multiplying germ, was in the wagon train that had started out for Oregon. The Covered Wagon The next day brought news of an obstacle to the march of the wagon train through Santa Anna and Rio Arriba. Overland The roads were bad; the retreat of the rebels was necessarily slow, as they had many wagon trains to protect. Who Goes There? All was still, save the rumble of the wagon trains and the steady tread of the soldiers. History of Kershaw's Brigade The last of the wagon train was lumbering past, and back of these, just wheeling around the corner, approached another column of horsemen. Love under Fire As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama. The Covered Wagon The officer in command of Fort Shaw had supplied fast teams to hurry on a few loads to the agency, but the roads were so bad that the wagon trains moved with appalling slowness. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People We passed troops of all arms and wagon trains. Who Goes There? Our wagon trains had gone on, some of them the day before, towards Williamsport. History of Kershaw's Brigade Some, providing themselves with great white-covered wagons, drawn by horses, oxen, or mules, joined forces for better protection against the Indians, and set out together, making long wagon trains or caravans. A School History of the United States It carried hundreds of names, including every prominent one ever known in the days of fur trade or the new day of the wagon trains. The Covered Wagon There were about two hundred and fifty of these vehicles, each drawn by a single animal, any one of which, from their appearance, might easily have drawn the entire wagon train when fully loaded. A Princess of Mars To make sure that he was fast, I waited awhile; then I rose and made my way back to a spot near the wagon train, far in the rear. Who Goes There? The horses, artillery, and wagon trains took the dirt road to Sweetwater, in the Sweetwater Valley, one of the most fertile regions in East Tennessee. History of Kershaw's Brigade The following characteristic letter, doubtless written at his dictation by a half-breed interpreter, was sent to Colonel Otis immediately after a daring attack upon his wagon train. Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains He had seen the world change in six short years, since the first wagon crossed yonder ridges, where now showed yet one more wagon train approaching. The Covered Wagon "Say, Crib, ye'd best take a wagon train with ye to bring your dust back." McTeague Far away a low rumbling was heard, a noise like the rolling of cars or of a wagon train. Who Goes There? The wagon trains were in advance, and the march was slow and much impeded. History of Kershaw's Brigade This welding had been accomplished among the Mormons even before the wagon trains started southward. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert There he purchased a large amount of merchandise which was taken up stream on the boat, transferred to his wagon train, and the faces of all were then turned toward New Mexico. The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. The Southern cavalry under Fighting Joe Wheeler had gone behind Rosecrans' whole army and had cut his communications with his base at Nashville, at the same time raiding his wagon trains. The Sword of Antietam A Story of the Nation's Crisis In this stress of sudden emergency—every available soldier on active duty—civilians had been pressed into service, and hastily despatched to warn exposed settlers, guide wagon trains, or carry despatches between outposts. Keith of the Border We know that she was with him in that caravan, or wagon train, or whatever you please to call it. Erema — My Father's Sin The field postoffice staff, the field telegraph staff, the Red Cross corps and the wagon trains followed in due turn, leaving behind only a small squad to hold the town—and us. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front He was accompanied by a small escort and the wagon train carrying his goods. The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. The wagon train afterward went into park between the railroad and the Rio Grande, near enough to enable the men to get what was necessary for their comfort during the night. From Yauco to Las Marias A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of Brig. General Schwan With this idea in mind he advanced cautiously, his every sense alert, searching anxiously for fresh signs of passage or evidence of a wagon train having deserted the beaten track, and turned south. Keith of the Border "Captain, here I leave you all," he shouted to the leader of our wagon train, at a place where a dark, narrow gorge departed from the moilsome mountain track. Erema — My Father's Sin This wound into the midst of the wagon train encampment. Man Size There I found Captain Egan with a company of the Second Cavalry and a wagon train loaded with tents, grain, provisions, etc. The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide It had given me a vivid appreciation of the impossibility of supplying an army in East Tennessee by wagon trains over the mountains. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 I was ready therefore to turn over the control of my supply lines to Rosecrans's officers of the quartermaster and commissary departments as soon as his wagon trains could be transferred. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 This was the first wagon train on the Oregon trail. A Brief History of the United States Behind them the wagon train crept inch by inch, or waited patiently for hours while a wheel was hoisted from the ditch beside the road. The Battle Ground General Terry had his wagon train with him, and everything to make life comfortable on an Indian campaign. The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide The march back to Strawberry Plains began by starting the wagon train to the rear as soon as it was dark. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 A rapid cavalry raid could be thus supplied, but heavy columns of infantry and artillery demanded wagon trains. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 Seldom risking an engagement in the open, their policy was rather to dash down upon some outpost or poorly guarded wagon train, and retreat with a rapidity rendering pursuit hopeless. My Lady of the North A large wagon train of commissary stores will be with us, so we can easily add to our supplies now and then. Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 The wagon train was a mile in the rear, and when it came up, one of the drivers asked: "How are we going down there?" The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide The column which was halted thus waiting for the wagon trains and artillery to climb a hill, grew weary of standing. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 The variable position of the head of steamboat navigation on the Kanawha made it impossible to fix a permanent depot as a terminus for our wagon trains in the upper valley. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 In the darkness, however, Bragg retreated, and finally escaped, though his wagon train extended a distance of forty miles. A Brief History of the United States A small belated wagon train rumbled by, but no one hailed them from the seats. Red Fleece General Carr then went back to his camp, and soon afterwards our wagon train came in from Fort Lyon with a fresh load of provisions. The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide They must also have ordnance stores for a campaign, and wagon trains to carry it all. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 The troops had marched but a mile or two when they overtook part of the wagon train toiling slowly over the steep and slippery hills. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 Daybreak came; the ghostly wagon train slipped from darkness into the misty light of a new "day." The Rose in the Ring "Where are the wagon trains?" exclaimed Jackson, shouting forth his words. The Scouts of Stonewall The Story of the Great Valley Campaign While we were viewing this scene, a long wagon train came pulling up the hill, bound out from Fort Leavenworth to some distant frontier post. The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide His manifest policy was to make the largest use of the railroad to move his baggage and supply his troops, for wagon trains were not over-abundant with the Confederates. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 There, on the bank of the Kentucky River, Burnside made a fortified depot from which his wagon trains should start as a base for the supply system of his army in East Tennessee. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 Farm and factory, ship and wagon train, new streets, extension of the city and material progress show every advancement. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance And all night they were alive with wagon trains bearing supplies to the front. The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me He had crossed the plains with his parents in a wagon train when only five years old. The Story of the Pony Express The road from Savannah through Waynesborough to Columbia was a turnpike, and would be safer for wagon trains than that from Florence, because so much further from posts on our railway. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 Indians on the warpath attacked the wagon train which I was presumed to have joined, a short distance out from Junction City. Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales The blue-coated host was rushing towards us like a flood' artillery, cavalry, infantry, wagon train. Eben Holden, a tale of the north country They had gained their object by holding up Lee's column long enough to let its wagon train be raided. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray Once, while dashing past a wagon train of immigrants, a whole fusillade of bullets was fired at Kelley who narrowly escaped with his life. The Story of the Pony Express Wal, I've heard my father say there were men in his wagon train that got run out of Texas, but he swore he wasn't one of them. To the Last Man Then I went to him and learned that he belonged to a wagon train, traveling just ahead of us. Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales Forrest pushed on, with ample time to have occupied the road in crossing, thus holding up the wagon train. The Outlet Grant had sent his wagon trains farther east, to move south on parallel roads and keep those nearest Lee quite clear for fighting. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray This enabled him to move with great rapidity, but deprived him of his wagon trains, and of all munitions of war except cartridges. Hero Tales from American History Once or twice in the early morning a German plane, flying so low that one could easily see the black cross on each wing, reconnoitered the village for wagon trains or troops. The Amazing Interlude Once, on the Plains, the wagon train she was in, was attacked by Indians. The Valley of the Moon From Buford westward, transportation was effected by boats of lighter draft and the regulation wagon train. The Outlet Rather than wait for an uncertain wagon train, they decided to chance the dangers of the road. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister It was shipped by wagon trains across the Territory, and at all times the work carried large responsibilities with it. Vanished Arizona Just then a wagon train, with some twenty Missourians, came out from among the trees. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life Thus the progress of a wagon train, always slow, became a very snail's pace, and the hotel was insured a full quota of hungry trainmen. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister The ox, who had no doubt strayed away from some of the government wagon trains, was standing beneath some low hills which bounded the plain in the distance. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life |
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