Grenville Dodge: “I have heard of brave acts, but such determined pluck I never before dreamed of.”

What we need are troops, supplies for them, and a vigorous campaign against these hostile Indians.

This campaign demonstrated early in the war what could be accomplished by a small Army 300 miles away from any rail or water communication, in a rugged, mountainous, sparsely settled county, marching in winter, and virtually subsisting…

The men, if properly officered, would make good soldiers, but with their present officers they are little better than an armed mob.

Our men fought like heroes; many fell covered with wounds.