Brief description:
They were soldiers young and brave in a war that would change America forever. Some came from the gray cliffs of West Point, Some from the bloody caldron of the Civil War. By train and steamship, they traveled West to fight an enemy battling for a way of life. They were the men of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry, whose name would echo in history.
Though they never fielded forces of more than 15,000 men, the army surveyed railroad lines, guarded construction crews, defended trails west, provided protection for settlers, miners, ranchers, and farmers, and engaged the Indians in over 250 battles, not counting small skirmishes of platoon size or less. They were nearly always outnumbered, and often the Indians were better armed. due to the greed of white traders. The Indians were better horsemen, fought as a way of life, knew their home territory, and could move as silently as the dust. But in the end, the West was opened and peace was won by the United States Army.
Joe Murchison was a young officer who learned that no amount of training could prepare him for life and death on the frontier. Rising through the officer ranks, he fought toe-to-toe with an enemy who sometimes was not what he seemed. And above him loomed the dashing figure of George Custer, the man who would lead Joe and the Seventh Cavalry to glory and tragedy.
Though they never fielded forces of more than 15,000 men, the army surveyed railroad lines, guarded construction crews, defended trails west, provided protection for settlers, miners, ranchers, and farmers, and engaged the Indians in over 250 battles, not counting small skirmishes of platoon size or less. They were nearly always outnumbered, and often the Indians were better armed. due to the greed of white traders. The Indians were better horsemen, fought as a way of life, knew their home territory, and could move as silently as the dust. But in the end, the West was opened and peace was won by the United States Army.
Joe Murchison was a young officer who learned that no amount of training could prepare him for life and death on the frontier. Rising through the officer ranks, he fought toe-to-toe with an enemy who sometimes was not what he seemed. And above him loomed the dashing figure of George Custer, the man who would lead Joe and the Seventh Cavalry to glory and tragedy.
Publication
St Martins Pr (1996), 439 pages
Collection
Physical description
439 p.; 6.75 inches