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Frontier Cavalry Trooper
Douglas C. . Ed(S): McChristian
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Description for Frontier Cavalry Trooper
"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. Editor(s): McChristian, Douglas C. Num Pages: 432 pages, , black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
During his five years in the army, Private Edward L. Matthews wrote a series of exceptionally detailed and engaging letters to his family back home in Maryland describing his life in the Arizona and New Mexico Territories. Eddie Matthews’s letters, published here for the first time, provide an unparalleled chronicle of one soldier’s experiences in garrison and in the field in the post–Civil War Southwest.
Eddie’s letters record a vivid chronicle of day-to-day life in the frontier regulars. Included are operational details in his company, candid observations of people and places, intimate views of frontier society, and personal ... Read more
During his five years in the army, Private Edward L. Matthews wrote a series of exceptionally detailed and engaging letters to his family back home in Maryland describing his life in the Arizona and New Mexico Territories. Eddie Matthews’s letters, published here for the first time, provide an unparalleled chronicle of one soldier’s experiences in garrison and in the field in the post–Civil War Southwest.
Eddie’s letters record a vivid chronicle of day-to-day life in the frontier regulars. Included are operational details in his company, candid observations of people and places, intimate views of frontier society, and personal ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826352262
SKU
V9780826352262
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About Douglas C. . Ed(S): McChristian
Douglas C. McChristian, a retired research historian for the National Park Service, is the author of six books and numerous articles on the history of the American West. His most recent title, Fort Laramie: Military Bastion of the High Plains, received a Spur Award for best Western nonfiction historical book from the Western Writers of America.
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