Teddy Roosevelt: “Indian warfare was of such peculiar atrocity that the employment of…”

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Indian warfare was of such peculiar atrocity that the employment of Indians as allies forbade any further hope of reconciliation.

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Roosevelt highlights the brutal nature of Indian warfare and its implications for American reconciliation efforts.

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