Colby, Leonard W. (Wright) , 1846-1924
Dates
- Existence: 1846-08-06 - 1924-11-15
Biography
General Colby was a soldier and lawyer. He served two terms in the state senate of the Nebraska legislature; has been assistant attorney of the United States; and was acknowledged to be one of the ablest lawyers in the western states. He served in the Civil War, command of a company in the Sioux and Cheyenne Indian war in 1863, commanded a battalion in the Indian campaign of 1876-78; He was the General who attended to the wounded at the Battle of Wounded Knee. He adopted a Lakota girl that was a survivor of that battle; was colonel in command of the regular and state troops during the strike in Omaha in 1882, and was brigadier-general in command of the Nebraska military forces in the Sioux Indian war in the winter of 1890-91. He brought two Arabian stallions, Leopard and Linden Tree to Beatrice, Nebraska. The two stallions were given to General U.S. Grant by the Sultan of Turkey in 1878. The breeding of these horses that General Colby did produced a new breed of horse, the Colorado Ranger Bred.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Executive Document Certification for Lenoard W. Colby, 1893-12-19
Typed and signed document certifying Leonard W. Colby as Attorney for the Cherokee Nation.
W. Duncan and J.F. Thompson to L.W. Colby, 1894-02-05
Handwritten and signed letter from William Duncan and J.F. Thompson (Cherokee Delegates) to Leonard W. Colby. Authorization for Colby to act as attorney in the case of Edwin D. Chadick vs. Martin A. Duncan, et al.
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