The Blue, The Gray, and the Red is a revealing exploration of the bloody campaigns waged against the Native Americans by inexperienced Union and Confederate soldiers in the West during the Civil War. Fighting with a distinct geographical advantage, many tribes terrorized the territory from the Plains to the Pacific, as American pioneers moved west in greater numbers. These noteworthy and notorious campaigns featured a fascinating cast of colourful characters, and were set against the wild, desolate, and untamed territories of the western United States.