No administration could stop the tidal wave of immigration that swept over the land; no political party could restrain or control the enterprise of our people, and no reasonable man could desire to check the march of civilization.

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.