Army Life on the Western Frontier Selections from the Official Reports Made Between 1826 and 1845 by Colonel George Croghan |
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| Author:
| Croghan, George |
| Editor:
| Prucha, Francis Paul |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-4626-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1958 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Arranged topically with brief introductions by the editor, the reports cover all phases of army life: quarters, clothing, the mess, hospitals and medical care, army chaplains, quartermaster supplies, the small arms of the troops, instruction, fatigue duties, military discipline, recruiting, and army sutlers. The book also contains additional information on roads, frontier conditions, Indian affairs, and related matters.
Arranged topically with brief introductions by the editor, the reports cover all phases of army life: quarters, clothing, the mess, hospitals and medical care, army chaplains, quartermaster supplies, the small arms of the troops, instruction, fatigue duties, military discipline, recruiting, and army sutlers. The book also contains additional information on roads, frontier conditions, Indian affairs, and related matters.