, ▁daughter ▁of ▁Missouri ▁sen ator ▁Thomas ▁Hart ▁Bent on . ▁ ▁Of ▁his ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁sc outs , ▁Union ▁Army ▁Capt . ▁William ▁Mc Michael ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁General ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant ▁dated ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁wrote ▁that ▁Car p enter ▁was ▁" ad mi rab ly ▁adapted ▁for ▁the ▁dangerous ▁services ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁eng ages . ▁During ▁the ▁times ▁that ▁General ▁F rem ont ▁was ▁in ▁command , ▁he ▁several ▁times ▁performed ▁such ▁services ▁as ▁clearly ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁adds ▁great ▁sh rew d ness ▁to ▁the ▁reck less ▁courage ▁which ▁he ▁und ou bt edly ▁poss esses ." ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁represented ▁himself ▁at ▁times ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Det ect ive ▁Police ▁force . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁his ▁service ▁claims ▁cannot ▁be ▁proved , ▁but ▁certainly ▁suggest ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁significant ▁ability , ▁if ▁somewhat ▁fl am boy ant ▁in ▁style . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁Car p enter ▁had ▁led ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁sett le ▁Americans ▁in ▁the ▁Black ▁Hills ▁of ▁South ▁Dak ota , ▁where ▁settlement ▁on ▁Native ▁American ▁lands ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁forb idden ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁an ▁experience ▁which ▁may ▁have ▁influenced ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁Bo omer ▁cause . ▁ ▁Bo omer ▁leader ▁During ▁his ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Bo omer ▁effort , ▁Car p enter ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁striking ▁character ▁who ▁affected ▁long ▁C