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General Hugh L. Scott one of Americas Greatest Forgotten Generals
Mr. W.S. Stewart,General Francisco Villa and General Hugh L. Scott
General Hugh L. Scott was ordered by Washington to help solve the Navajo problem at their reservation near Beautiful Mountain, New Mexico, in the spring of 1913. Since about 1908 there had been many conflicts between the Navajo and the management of the Indian Agency there. Scott chose Father Anselm Weber, the Catholic missionary to the Navajo and Chee Dodge the most prominent Navajo at the time to help him solve the situation. After much negotiation the clever and personable Scott solved the problem.
General Hugh L. Scott
Scott
later
wrote an account about this incident in his autobiography "Some
Memories of a
Soldier", Century Co. 1928. The account is an absorbing one and
gives a
clear explanation of the situation between the Navajo and the whites
during
the early part of the Twentieth Century. Soon after Scott was ordered by
"Some Memories of a Soldier" will be available in 2001 by the Maurose Publishing Company.
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