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Milton William Cline (born Whitehall, New York, May 16, 1825;〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Milton W Cline )〕 died Montrose County, Colorado, October 7, 1911〔) was a 19th-century American sailor, soldier, scout and pioneer. His name appears throughout the history of the United States Civil War and post-bellum period. Cline began his career as a sailor aboard the whaling ship ''South Carolina'' in 1846.〔 〕 ==Military career== Prior to the US Civil War, Cline moved to Indiana, and during the War, he served as a scout with the 3rd Regiment Indiana Cavalry. Under the command of Major General Joseph Hooker, Cline was assigned to a newly formed core of scouts.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】page=5 )〕 Cline's success with this group was mixed. On the one hand, he accomplished "the deepest and longest infiltration of the Confederation Army recorded during the war,",〔 and was instrumental in obtaining key intelligence about orders being sent by Jefferson Davis,〔 〕 but on the other hand, he was later blamed for the failure of an infiltration mission in which all but one of the infiltrators was killed or captured.〔 This latter episode ended Cline's career in the 3rd Indiana. After the war Cline moved west, ultimately settling his home in Cimarron, Colorado. At its peak, his ranch covered and had 5400 head of cattle.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Historic Cimarron )〕 Cline had a close relationship with Chief Ouray and the Ute people who neighbored his range. He was known to intervene in local disputes between the Utes and the white settlers, specifically during the hostage crisis following the Meeker Massacre, when Cline was among the party sent by the US government to negotiate the release of hostages taken by the Utes.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=The Meeker Massacre and the Battle of Milk Creek )〕〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Milton W. Cline」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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