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Scalped buffalo hunter, 1868: The Indians hated buffalo hunters and understood that they, more than the bluecoated federal soldiers, were destroying their way of life on the plains.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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The veteran of a dozen Apache raids was ignominiously captured by a bluecoated policeman.
THE AMERICAN WEST DEE BROWN 2007
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The bluecoated wounded, wan and trembling beneath their tanned skins, outnumbered the black-robed academics, and several of the colleges, including my own, had been given over to housing them for the duration.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice King, Laurie R. 2006
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The bluecoated troopers under Alfred Pleasonton, David Gregg, and John Buford demonstrated that the vigor of the attack at Brandy Station was not accidental.
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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The bluecoated troopers under Alfred Pleasonton, David Gregg, and John Buford demonstrated that the vigor of the attack at Brandy Station was not accidental.
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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The bluecoated troopers under Alfred Pleasonton, David Gregg, and John Buford demonstrated that the vigor of the attack at Brandy Station was not accidental.
Lee’s Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1971
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The bluecoated troopers under Alfred Pleasonton, David Gregg, and John Buford demonstrated that the vigor of the attack at Brandy Station was not accidental.
Lee’s Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1971
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The bluecoated troopers under Alfred Pleasonton, David Gregg, and John Buford demonstrated that the vigor of the attack at Brandy Station was not accidental.
Lee’s Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1971
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We hardly were under way before a small power boat, bearing a bluecoated man, puffed alongside.
The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive Emerson Hough 1890
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