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Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon. The post civil war army in the West faced danger, poor living conditions, poor pay and harsh discipline. The wonder is not that many men deserted, but that anyone stayed. Ranald MacKenzie was probably the most effective commander in the frontier army, but he was a harsh too harsh disciplinarian and short tempered.
When he learned that ten men had deserted, he ordered the author to take a detachment and pursue the deserters anywhere in the country and not return until his mission was accomplished. This pamphlet describes the successful pursuit despite terrible weather and hostile civilians. The author also admits to making unlawful threats to civilians and torturing a deserter. This is the frontier army as it really was.
The appendix which is essentially a long rant against educated officers is less useful, although the author does rightly deplore parade ground discipline. Get to Know Us. Delivery and Returns see our delivery rates and policies thinking of returning an item? See our Returns Policy. Visit our Help Pages. He would have a written order for us in a few minutes-- We were generously informed that while it was not our turn on the detached duty roster for this service, yet--so and so was too sick--another had a cold--still a third was inefficient, and would never get results--and a fourth could not stand the gaff of a "Norther"--etc.
We were each to select any Corporal in the regiment to accompany us-- A black, and ominous "Norther" was brewing and it was then beginning to be bitter cold-- We reported within the time given with our Corporals--and the following official order was placed in the writer's hands.
Ebooka przeczytasz w aplikacjach Legimi na: Przeczytaj fragment w darmowej aplikacji Legimi na: Pobierz fragment dostosowany na: It is feared they will always be with us-- Thus they reasoned--and the propaganda poison spread. Elastic Verbal Instructions About dark on this day Mackenzie sent in great haste for Lawton and the writer and told us the situation; that he was going to send us out on this special trip in pursuit of deserters and to get ready as soon as possible. Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars: My Service in the U. The American Soldier, — The Road To St.
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