This lot contains the two maps issued in Margaret Irvin Carrington's narrative entitled Ab-Sa-Ra-Ka Land of Massacre: Being the Experience of an Officer's Wife on the Plains.

A. (Map No. 1.) Carringtons Outline of Indian Operations on the Plains (17.4 x 9.3"). This map covers the path of the Union Pacific Railroad from Omaha west to Salt Lake City, and north from Fort Abercrombie west to Helena. The "Route 1866 of Col. Carrington is shown at the center of the map" with many forts identified. Topography and drainage is well represented.

B. (Map No. II.) Carringtons Outline of Indian Operations on the Plains (11.5 x 5.6"). This small map covers the area from Fort Stevenson (Dakota Territory) west to Helena and north to the Canadian border. It is densely filled with forts, Indian tribes, rivers, and elevation via hachure.

Colonel Henry Carrington was appointed commander of the Mountain District, Department of the Missouri after a successful stint as an intelligence officer in the Civil War. He was tasked with protecting the Bozeman Trail for both emigrants and miners heading to the Montana gold regions. As part of his role, he supervised the construction of Fort Phil Kearny, which served as his home base during Red Cloud's War. This armed conflict between the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians and the United States was fought over control of the Powder River country in north-central Wyoming. The Indians won the war and effectively ended Carrington's military career.

References: Howes #C-175, Sabin #11061.

Condition: B+

Issued folding on clean sheets with a few extraneous creases. The first (larger) map has a short edge tear at left that has been closed on verso with archival tape.