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The Troopers; an informal history of the Plains Cavalry, 1865-1890.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whitman, S. E. (Sidney Edgerton), 1898-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Hastings House Publishers, [1962]
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Cavalry.
United States. > Army > Military life.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
United States. > Army.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Armed Forces > Military life.
West United States.
Kavallerie
USA.
Geschichte 1865-1890.
Table of Contents:
  • The West at the end of the war
  • The Cavalry regiments : what and where they were
  • The enemy : the Indians as fighters
  • The officers
  • The enlisted men : whistle, fist and boot
  • Army crime and punishment, frontier style
  • Pay and pensions
  • All work and no pay
  • Customs and traditions
  • Brass button homes
  • From medics to wigwaggers
  • Weapons
  • Uniform of the day
  • Livestock and rolling stock
  • They went thataway!