William Sherman resented the army’s defeats. His ruthless military tactics had recently helped end the American Civil War. And, in 1869, he was appointed the US Army’s Commanding General. Now, his focus was on what he called “the Indian problem.”
William Sherman lamentaba las derrotas del ejército, sus despiadadas tácticas militares contribuyeron con la Guerra Civil, y en 1869 asumió el cargo de comandante de las fuerzas armadas de Estados Unidos, ahora su enfoque estaba en lo que él llamaba el "problema indígena".