For a time during the early settlement of this country peace and goodwill prevailed, only to be followed later by violent and relentless warfare. (Nelson A. Miles)

For a time during the early settlement of this country peace and goodwill prevailed, only to be followed later by violent and relentless warfare.

Nelson A. Miles

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