General William Harney

I have lived on this frontier 50 years, and I have never yet known an instance in which war broke out between these tribes that the tribes were not in the right.

(1800 - 1887)

           General Harney spent the better part of his military career among the tribes of the West. Though he was feared as a formidable adversary, Harney would look back on his life in uniform with a judgment that would have pleased many of his famous foes, including men like Chief Little Thunder, and Geronimo: "I have lived on this frontier for 50 years, and I have never yet known an instance in which war broke out between these tribes that the tribes were not in the right.  I never yet knew an Indian chief to break his word!" Click here for more on Gen. Harney