Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Matthews, Eddie (1850-1932)
Titre(s) : Frontier cavalry trooper [Texte imprimé] : the letters of Private Eddie Matthews, 1869-1874 / edited by Douglas C. McChristian
Édition : First paperback edition, 2020
Publication : Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xviii, 414 pages) : ill. ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-407) and index
"During his five years in the army, Private William Edward 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. His letters, published
here for the first time, provide an unparalleled chronicle of one soldier's experiences
in the garrison and in the field in the post-Civil War Southwest. Matthews's letters
record a vivid chronicle of day-to-day life in the frontier regulars. Included are
operational details in his company, canded observations of people and places, intimate
views of frontier society, and personal opinions that probably would have been forgotten
or moderated had he recorded his experiences later in life. Matthews probably did
not realize until much later that he was not only a witness to the nation's rapid
westward expansion but was himself a tiny cog in the machinery that made it possible"--Provided
by publisher
Autre(s) auteur(s) : McChristian, Douglas C. (1947-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Guerres indiennes -- États-Unis -- 1866-1895
Pionniers -- Nouveau-Mexique (États-Unis) -- 19e siècle
États-Unis. Army. Cavalry Regiment (08) -- 19e siècle
Genre ou forme : Correspondance
Récits personnels américains
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0826352278. - ISBN 9780826352279
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47135391d
Notice n° :
FRBNF47135391
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; "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.
