Morning Doc Sarvis.

Thanks for posting.

Less than 1,000 US Army soldiers were killed during the 19th-century pacification process of the native Americans, including the casualties of Battle of Little Bighorn. And after the last military engagement against the indigenous people in the early 1890s, the Gatling gun was formally retired.

Hi Zed:

Thanks for the clarification. I had read many years ago the Gatling gun was retired after the last battle against the indigenous warriors circa 1892-- either Wounded Knee or something with the Ghost Dancers warriors-- meaning their mass killing function came to an end.

When I went to Wikipedia I was surprised to read that the Gatling gun was used during labor unrest in 1921 West Virginia.

Last week I learned that Mount Rushmore is a testament to America's ethnic cleansers, when for years I thought it was a monument to four of our great POTUS.

Thanks again, Zed.

Most welcome, Doc Sarvis.

The 1970s saw some pretty good made-for-TV movies, like that one and The Execution of Private Eddie Slovik amongst others.

I may write a non-political historic OP about the US Army, but the last non-political OP I wrote was not-- sniff-sniff-- well received.

"I work my fingers to the bone for you people and this is the thanks I get!"