If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line the philanthropist might travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the Gulf, and be constantly in sight of green mounds.

The special signals unit was under the command of Captain W. His efforts to subdue the Sioux led to Sitting Bull's death and the massacre of about 300 Sioux. Legacy
Miles City Montana is named in his honor.

Nelson Appleton Miles (August 8 1839 – May 15 1925) was a United States soldier who served in the American Civil War Indian Wars and the Spanish-American War.