Download or read book Forts of the West written by Robert Walter Frazer and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1965 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number and variety of forts and posts, together with changes of location, name, and designation, have posed perplexing problems for students of western history. Now Robert W. Frazer has prepared a systematic listing of all presidios and military forts, which were ever, at any time and in any sense, so designated. The lists of posts are arranged alphabetically within the boundaries of present states. Pertinent information is included for each fort: date of establishment, location, and reason for establishment; name, rank, and military unit of the person establishing the post; origin of the post name and changes in name and location; present status or date of abandonment; and disposition of any existing military reservation. A map for each state shows the location of the posts discussed. A prime reference for historians, Forts of the West will prove useful to readers of western history as well.
Download or read book Forts of the West written by Robert W. Frazer and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tour Guide to Old Western Forts written by Herbert M. Hart and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to over one thousand forts, camps, and posts in the western United States; includes detailed historical background accompanied by more than 250 photos and drawings.
Download or read book Forts of the West written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forts of the West written by Bethanne Kelly Patrick and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the construction, purpose, daily life, and inhabitants of six Western forts, Fort Clatsop, the Presidio, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Laramie, Fort Sill, and Fort Hood.
Download or read book Forts of the West written by R. W. Frazer and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania written by Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forts and Battlefields of the Old West written by Lindor Reynolds and published by Book Sales. This book was released on 1991-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts forts and battlefields in states ranging from Kansas to California, Washington to Texas, and describes the role they played in the days of conflict on the American frontier
Download or read book Western Military Forts written by United States. Committee to Review Western Forts' Interpretive Development Programs and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Old Forts of the Southwest written by Herbert M. Hart and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Author Hart finds the crumbling adobe walls of the western forts to be virtually permeated with these rapidly being forgotten memories, and extracts them with story and picture just in time to prevent them from returning to the dust from which they came."--Inside front dust cover.
Download or read book Old Forts of the Far West written by Herbert M. Hart and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Third in a series about historical western military posts.
Download or read book Forts of the Northern Plains written by Jeff Barnes and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An up-to-date guide to the critical forts of the Indian campaigns of the late 19th century. Recounts the integral role of 51 forts during the decades of warfare with the Plains Indian tribes and tells of the posts fates after the Indian wars, providing narrative vignettes of incidents or points of historical importance. It also provides directions and visitor information for the following states: Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming.
Download or read book Pioneer Forts of the West written by Herbert M. Hart and published by Random House Value Publishing. This book was released on 1981 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hart has taken photographs of forts, posts, and military relics, and supplied accounts and reminiscences in accurate detail. The result is a picture of the true beginnings of Western life. From Lewis and Clark's Ford Clatsop, to the "Pig War" in the San Juan Islands, you'll find ground plans, sketches, and anecdotes to make the outposts come alive.
Download or read book Military Forts of the West written by and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Commander and Builder of Western Forts written by Jack Stokes Ballard and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his thirty-eight-year career as a military officer, Henry Clay Merriam received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Civil War, rose to prominence in the Western army, and exerted significant influence on the American West by establishing military posts, protecting rail lines, and maintaining an uneasy peace between settlers and Indians. Historian Jack Stokes Ballard’s new study of Merriam’s life and career sheds light on the experience of the western fort builders, whose impact on the US westward expansion, though less dramatic, was just as lasting as that of Indian fighters such as Custer and Sheridan. Further, Merriam’s lengthy period in command of black troops offers a study in leadership and important understandings about the conditions under which African Americans served on the Western frontier. During the course of his service, Merriam crisscrossed the country, from Brownsville, Texas, to the Pacific Northwest and Vancouver Barracks, serving in eastern Washington, California, and Denver. Drawing extensively on the many letters and records associated with Merriam’s long army career, Ballard presents his service in a wide range of settings, many of which have become the stuff of Western history: from conflict with Mexican revolutionaries on the Rio Grande to the miners’ riots in Coeur d’Alene. Ballard’s careful research provides a vivid picture of the military’s role in the westward expansion.
Download or read book Tour Guide to Old Western Forts written by Herbert M. Hart and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Frontier Forts of Texas written by Bill O'Neal and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its vast size and long frontier period, Texas was the scene of more combat events between Native American warriors and Anglo soldiers and settlers than any other state or territory. The US Army, therefore, erected more military outposts in Texas, a tradition begun by Spanish soldados and their presidios. Settlers built blockhouses and even stockades, the most famous of which was Parker's Fort, the site of an infamous massacre in 1836. Successive north to south lines of Army forts attempted to screen westward-moving settlers from war parties, while border posts stretched along the Rio Grande from Fort Brown on the Gulf of Mexico to Fort Bliss at El Paso del Norte. Texas was the site of the first US Cavalry regiment employed against horseback warriors, as well as the experimental US Camel Corps. From Robert E. Lee to Albert Sidney Johnston to Ranald Mackenzie, the Army's finest officers served out of Texas forts, and 61 Medals of Honor were earned by soldiers campaigning in the Lone Star State.
