Explore the enthralling wartime stories of Company K, the elite group of Anishinaabe sharpshooters. More than twenty thousand American Indians served in the Civil War, yet their names have often been left out of history books. Sibert Award-winning author Sally M. Walker brings to life the thrilling stories of Company K, one of the largest all-American Indian companies in the Union army. Through gripping firsthand accounts from the front lines, Deadly Aim recounts the extraordinary experiences of Michigan's Anishinaabe sharpshooters. Packed with archival photographs, detailed maps, and fascinating back matter, this book explores the lives of the American Indian soldiers who were subjected to broken treaties, loss of tribal lands, and racism-yet served with honor and heroism in the line of duty. Book jacket.