Innovative general who was instrumental in finally ending the Indian
wars that ravaged the American West and Southwest in the latter part of
the 19th century. He discarded old tactics that didn't work but that
previous generals had clung to, but more importantly managed to win the
trust of many of the Indian tribes with whom he came in contact,
ensuring that they were not continually going on the warpath, enabling
him to concentrate his forces against those tribes that did.