Frontier Cavalry Trooper : The Letters of Private Eddie Matthews, 1869-1874 /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matthews, Eddie (William Edward), 1851-1932
Other Authors: McChristian, Douglas C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Matthews, Eddie > (William Edward), > 1851-1932.
Matthews, Eddie > (William Edward), > 1851-1932 > Correspondence.
United States. > Army. > Cavalry Regiment, 8th.
United States. > Army.
United States. > Army > Military life.
United States. > Army. > Cavalry Regiment, 8th > Biography.
Soldiers.
Indians of North America > Wars.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Armed Forces > Military life.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Frontier and pioneer life > New Mexico.
Soldiers > United States > Correspondence.
Indians of North America > Wars > 1815-1875 > Biography.
United States.
New Mexico > Fort Union.
New Mexico.
Nouveau-Mexique > Histoire militaire > 19e siecle.
Fort Union (N.-M.) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
New Mexico > History, Military > 19th century.
Fort Union (N.M.) > History > 19th century.
Personal correspondence.
Military history.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Away from home and friends" : September-December 1869
  • "His throat was cut from ear to ear" : January-April 1870
  • "Wind, wind and sand all the time" : May-December 1870
  • "We only shot to scare them" : January-December 1871
  • "Have had all the Indian fighting I wish" : January-December 1872
  • "Soldiers are not given to shedding tears" : January-June 1873
  • "I shall never soldier again" : July-December 1873
  • "Every day is one less for me to serve" : January-March 1874
  • "When Eddie comes marching home" : April-August 1874
  • Epilogue.

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