Fort Concho : A History and a Guide /

"In the fall of 1867 the United States Army established a permanent camp on the plateau where the North and Middle Concho rivers join. In more than twenty years of federal service Fort Concho was home to companies of fifteen regiments in the regular United States Army, including Col. Ranald S....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Matthews, James T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : Texas State Historical Association, [2005]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Army.
United States. > Army > Military life > History > 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Armed Forces > Military life.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Frontier and pioneer life > Texas > Concho River Region.
Texas > Fort Concho.
Concho River Region (Tex.) > History, Military.
Concho River Region (Tex.) > History.
Fort Concho (Tex.) > History.
Military history.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • On the plateau where the rivers join : building Fort Concho
  • Mackenzie's Raiders : securing the Texas frontier
  • Squarely fought : the district of the Pecos and the campaign against Victorio
  • Fort Concho blues : the soldiers' life on post
  • Civilizing the frontier : chaplains, surgeons, and sutlers
  • The last bugle call : abandoning Fort Concho.

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