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Three Years and a Half in the Army Or, History of the Second Colorados-Union Volunteer Cavalry at War Against Indians & Confederate Forces, 1860-65 (Hardcover)
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Three Years and a Half in the Army Or, History of the Second Colorados-Union Volunteer Cavalry at War Against Indians & Confederate Forces, 1860-65 (Hardcover)
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Union horse soldiers in the far west
Curiously for a work that is at least in part the regimental
history of a cavalry unit, its author was a woman, Ellen Williams,
who was not only a mere chronicler of the horse soldiers fortunes
but who also campaigned with them as the wife of a bugler of the
regiment. This remarkable camp follower recounts the activities of
the Colorados in combination with her own first hand experiences
which illuminate the text with a unique female perspective. The 2nd
Colorado Cavalry's campaigns during the American Civil War involved
combats with the Confederate Army, guerrillas and the hostile
Indians of the western frontier. Organised in St Louis, Missouri in
late 1863, the regiment was principally put to use as detached
companies working in concert and numbers as the task required. For
example three companies were despatched to Fort Lyon in the
Colorado territory and then to various posts before being assigned
to the protection of the Kansas border region from depredations by
guerrillas which put them perpetually on the firing line until late
1864. Other companies were involved in the scout from Pleasant
Hill, the expedition into Missouri, the scout to Lafayette and
Jackson county and more. The principal engagements of the regiment
against the Confederates were the battles of Camden Point, Second
Lexington, Little Blue River, Second Independence, Byram's Ford,
Westport, Marais des Cygnes, Mine Creek and Second Newtonia. The
regiment then moved to the District of the Upper Arkansas to engage
in operations against hostile Indians around Forts Riley, Zarah,
Ellsworth and Larned. It took part in numerous skirmishes including
Godfrey's Ranch, Pawnee Rock and Plum Butte whilst also protecting
the overland stage route from Denver to Julesburg until September
of 1865.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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