FIVE YEARS A CAVALRYMAN; or Sketches of Regular Army Life on the Texas Frontier

The author served with the U.S. 6th Cavalry in the west after the civil war. Published in 1889, these are sketches of his life in the U.S. Army on the Texas frontier. His tales and reminescenses provide a clear and detailed look at the life and times of a soldier serving during the time of Reconstruction and the Indian Wars.