This, no doubt, was one of the principal reasons that in fifteen years, more or less, of intercourse with them, traveling through their country both during the times they were hostile and at peace, that I escaped many of the misfortunes that befell others.
Dodge attributes his safety during years of interaction with Native Americans to his respectful approach.
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We were always careful that no cruelties were committed by enlisted men, but whatever was done was by the order of an officer.
It is upheld and maintained today, as it always has been, by the patriotism of our people as represented by our Army in the Civil War, in Cuba, the Philippines, and China.
There is no officer listening to me who did not see cruelties in the Civil War.
There is an element in this country that already has no use for the soldier of the Civil War.
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