Frontiersmen in Blue - The United States Army and the Indian, 1848-1865

"Frontiersmen in Blue" is a comprehensive history of the achievements and failures of the United States Regular and Volunteer Armies that confronted the Indian tribes of the West in the two decades between the Mexican War and the close of the Civil War. Between 1848 and 1865 the men in blue fought nearly all of the western tribes. Robert Utley describes many of these skirmishes in consummate detail, including descriptions of garrison life that was sometimes agonizingly isolated, sometimes caught in the lightning moments of desperate battle.

About the author

Robert M. Utley is a preeminent historian of the West and the author of numerous award-winning books, including The Last Days of the Sioux Nation; Custer and the Great Controversy: The Origin and Development of a Legend (Nebraska, 1998); and Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life (Bison Books, 1991); as well as the authoritative Frontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian, 1866–1891 (Bison Books, 1984).
 

Summary

Offers a comprehensive history of the achievements and failures of the United States Regular and Volunteer Armies that confronted the Indian tribes of the West in the two decades between the Mexican War and the close of the Civil War. The author describes many of these skirmishes in consummate detail, including descriptions of garrison life.

Product details

• Authors: Robert M Utley, Robert M. Utley
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1981
• EAN: 9780803295506
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-9550-6
• No. of pages: 438
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 558 g
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