For my paper I want too look at the relationship between the United States army and the expansion of the frontier. \u00a0Much of the scholarship on this topic has focused on the Western Theatre during the Civil War. \u00a0Few scholarship has focused \u00a0the impact that the military made on the environment or on the indians living there. \u00a0I will examine this relationship through the lens of when the army was conducting its massive drive to subdue and control the American Indians left in the West starting around 1866 and ending around 1890. \u00a0By analyzing personal memoirs or letters from soldiers I hope to compare their perceptions of the frontier, the wild and nature in the frontier with perceptions of the Indians. \u00a0I will also examine how the environment changed the strategy and makeup of the army. \u00a0I will look at the concessions they were forced to make and the new technologies they were forced to use. \u00a0The army was given special powers in an effort to help them keep peace and order. \u00a0I will examine these laws and compare the military strategies on different frontiers such as the Texas frontier. \u00a0Through comparisons I look to answer some larger questions about the military effect on the frontier environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For my paper I want too look at the relationship between the United States army and the expansion of the frontier. \u00a0Much of the scholarship on this topic has focused on the Western Theatre during the Civil War. \u00a0Few scholarship has focused \u00a0the impact that the military made on the environment or on the indians … <\/p>\n

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