Frontier Cavalry Trooper
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Frontier Cavalry Trooper
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Author : William Edward Matthews
language : en
Publisher: UNM Press
Release Date : 2013
Frontier Cavalry Trooper written by William Edward Matthews and has been published by UNM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
"A collection of letters that Private Edward L. Matthews wrote from 1869 to 1874 to his family back home in Massachusetts, detailing his life at Fort Bascom and Fort Union, New Mexico Territory. Matthews's letters provide detailed insight into the daily life of the enlisted man and how he felt about the job he was doing"--Provided by publisher.
Frontier Cavalry Trooper
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Author : Douglas C. McChristian
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-15
Frontier Cavalry Trooper written by Douglas C. McChristian and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-15 with categories.
Private William Edward Matthews letters, published here for the first time, provide an unparalleled chronicle of one soldier's experiences in the garrison and in the field in the post-Civil War Southwest.
Regular Army O
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Author : Douglas C. McChristian
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2017-05-04
Regular Army O written by Douglas C. McChristian and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-04 with History categories.
“The drums they roll, upon my soul, for that’s the way we go,” runs the chorus in a Harrigan and Hart song from 1874. “Forty miles a day on beans and hay in the Regular Army O!” The last three words of that lyric aptly title Douglas C. McChristian’s remarkable work capturing the lot of soldiers posted to the West after the Civil War. At once panoramic and intimate, Regular Army O! uses the testimony of enlisted soldiers—drawn from more than 350 diaries, letters, and memoirs—to create a vivid picture of life in an evolving army on the western frontier. After the volunteer troops that had garrisoned western forts and camps during the Civil War were withdrawn in 1865, the regular army replaced them. In actions involving American Indians between 1866 and 1891, 875 of these soldiers were killed, mainly in minor skirmishes, while many more died of disease, accident, or effects of the natural environment. What induced these men to enlist for five years and to embrace the grim prospect of combat is one of the enduring questions this book explores. Going well beyond Don Rickey Jr.’s classic work Forty Miles a Day on Beans and Hay (1963), McChristian plumbs the regulars’ accounts for frank descriptions of their training to be soldiers; their daily routines, including what they ate, how they kept clean, and what they did for amusement; the reasons a disproportionate number occasionally deserted, while black soldiers did so only rarely; how the men prepared for field service; and how the majority who survived mustered out. In this richly drawn, uniquely authentic view, men black and white, veteran and tenderfoot, fill in the details of the frontier soldier’s experience, giving voice to history in the making.
Buffalo Soldiers On The Colorado Frontier
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Author : Nancy K. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2021
Buffalo Soldiers On The Colorado Frontier written by Nancy K. Williams and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with History categories.
The legendary Buffalo Soldiers, four army regiments of former slaves, were vital in taming the American frontier. The Tenth Cavalry of African American troopers rode across the Colorado plains to battle the Cheyennes and rescue wounded, starving soldiers at Beecher Island on the Arikaree River. Under the cover of darkness, the Ninth Cavalry aided besieged troops pinned down by Ute sharpshooters at Milk Creek. They drove off Cheyenne Dog Soldiers attacking a stagecoach of nervous travelers on the Smokey Hill Trail to Denver. And they braved howling blizzards and deep snowdrifts to protect lonely homesteads and wandering prospectors. Author Nancy K. Williams details the bravery and valor of these historic servicemen who served proudly defending America's Wild West.
Jeff Davis S Own
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Author : James R. Arnold
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2000-09-27
Jeff Davis S Own written by James R. Arnold and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-27 with History categories.
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Troopers West Military Indian Affairs On The American Frontier
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Author : Ray Brandes
language : en
Publisher: San Diego, Calif. : Frontier Heritage Press
Release Date : 1970
Troopers West Military Indian Affairs On The American Frontier written by Ray Brandes and has been published by San Diego, Calif. : Frontier Heritage Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Indians of North America categories.
An anthology by Western America history writers concerning the 19th century conflicts between the U.S. military and the Indians.
Young Troopers
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Author : Paige Ramsey-Palmer
language : en
Publisher: Western National Parks Association
Release Date : 1997
Young Troopers written by Paige Ramsey-Palmer and has been published by Western National Parks Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Presents accounts of experiences of soldiers and their families serving on the Western frontier during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Riding For The Lone Star
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Author : Nathan A. Jennings
language : en
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Release Date : 2016-02-15
Riding For The Lone Star written by Nathan A. Jennings and has been published by University of North Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-15 with History categories.
The idea of Texas was forged in the crucible of frontier warfare between 1822 and 1865, when Anglo-Americans adapted to mounted combat north of the Rio Grande. This cavalry-centric arena, which had long been the domain of Plains Indians and the Spanish Empire, compelled an adaptive martial tradition that shaped early Lone Star society. Beginning with initial tactical innovation in Spanish Tejas and culminating with massive mobilization for the Civil War, Texas society developed a distinctive way of war defined by armed horsemanship, volunteer militancy, and short-term mobilization as it grappled with both tribal and international opponents. Drawing upon military reports, participants' memoirs, and government documents, cavalry officer Nathan A. Jennings analyzes the evolution of Texan militarism from tribal clashes of colonial Tejas, territorial wars of the Texas Republic, the Mexican-American War, border conflicts of antebellum Texas, and the cataclysmic Civil War. In each conflict Texan volunteers answered the call to arms with marked enthusiasm for mounted combat. Riding for the Lone Star explores this societal passion--with emphasis on the historic rise of the Texas Rangers--through unflinching examination of territorial competition with Comanches, Mexicans, and Unionists. Even as statesmen Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston emerged as influential strategic leaders, captains like Edward Burleson, John Coffee Hays, and John Salmon Ford attained fame for tactical success.
Five Years A Cavalryman Or Sketches Of Regular Army Life On The Texas Frontier Twenty Odd Years Ago
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Author : H. H. McConnell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
Five Years A Cavalryman Or Sketches Of Regular Army Life On The Texas Frontier Twenty Odd Years Ago written by H. H. McConnell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Frontier and pioneer life categories.
Personal narrative of army life from approximately 1867-1871. Includes appendices: The cowboy's verdict, by R.G. Carter (pages 301-306) and Cattle-thieving in Texas, by WWW (pages 307-313).
Californio Lancers
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Author : Tom Prezelski
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2015-08-19
Californio Lancers written by Tom Prezelski and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-19 with History categories.
More than 16,000 Californians served as soldiers in the Union Army during the Civil War. One California unit, the 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, consisted largely of Californio Hispanic volunteers from the “Cow Counties” of Southern California and the Central Coast. Out-of-work vaqueros who enlisted after drought decimated the herds they worked, the Native Cavalrymen lent the army their legendary horsemanship and carried lances that evoked both the romance of the Californios and the Spanish military tradition. Californio Lancers, the first detailed history of the 1st Battalion, illuminates their role in the conflict and brings new diversity to Civil War history. Author Tom Prezelski notes that the Californios, less than a generation removed from the U.S.-Mexican War, were ambivalent about serving in the Union Army, but poverty trumped their misgivings. Based on his extensive research in the service records of individual officers and enlisted men, Prezelski describes both the problems and the accomplishments of the 1st Battalion. Despite a desertion rate among enlisted men that exceeded 50 percent for some companies, and despite the feuds among its officers, the Native Cavalry was the face of federal authority in the region, and their presence helped retain the West for the Union during the rebellion. The battalion pursued bandits, fought an Indian insurrection in northern California, garrisoned Confederate-leaning southern California, patrolled desert trails, guarded the border, and attempted to control the Chiricahua Apaches in southern Arizona. Although some ten thousand Spanish-surnamed Americans served during the Civil War, their support of the Union is almost unknown in the popular imagination. Californio Lancers contributes to our understanding of the Civil War in the Far West and how it transformed the Mexican-American community.