Show OUR OCR INDIAN WARS it has been calculated that the wars with indians since 1831 have cost the united states over and the lives of thousands of soldiers and sailors this country during the last two generations is said to have spent more money than great britain in encounters with aborigines the following hg fig ures are quoted illustrating our indian war expenses date war cost 1831 32 black hawk 1835 42 second secand seminole 1855 56 oregon 1854 59 california 1861 new mexico 1865 1866 and arapa hoes 1865 northwest expedition 1865 1866 new mexico 1865 district of the plains 13 47 0 4 6 7 1865 california and oregon 1865 kiowa looms 1865 republican river 1865 northwest territory 1873 apache 1873 modoc 1876 77 nothern and sioux nez perce 1878 bannock war 1878 79 northern 1890 91 sioux total |