Army Regulars on the Western Frontier, 1848-1861 PDF
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Amy Regulars on the WestmF rontieq r 848-1 861 This page intentionally left blank Army Regulars on the Western Frontier D U R W O O D B A L L University of Oklahoma Press :N orman Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ball, Dunvood, 1960- Army regulars on the western frontier, 1848-1861 / Dunvood Ball. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-8061-3312-0 I. West (U.S.)-History, Military-I 9th century. 2. United States. Army-History- 19th century. 3. United States-Military policy-19th century. 4. Frontier and pioneer life-West (U.S.) 5. West (US.)-Race relations. 6. Indians of North Arnerica- Government relations-1789-1869. 7. Indians of North America-West (U.S.)- History-19th century. 8. Civil-military relations-West (U.S.)-History-19th century. 9. Violence-West (U.S.)-History-I 9th century. I. Title. F593 .B18 2001 3 5~ '.00978'09034-dcz I 00-047669 CIP The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. m Copyright O 2001 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A. 12345678910 For Mom, Dad, and Kristina This page intentionally left blank C O N T E N T S List of Illustrations and Maps IX Preface XI Acknowledgments xv INT R o D U C T I o N : Organize, Deploy, and Multiply XIX Prologue 3 PART I. DEFENSE, WAR, AND POLITICS I Ambivalent Duty: Soldiers, Indians, and Frontiersmen I 3 2 All Front, No Rear: Soldiers, Desert, and War 24 3 Chastise Them: Campaigns, Combat, and Killing 3 8 4 Internal Fissures: Soldiers, Politics, and Sectionalism 56 PART 11. BORDER CONSTABULARY 5 Stop Them: Regulars, Filibusters, and Vigilantes in San Francisco, I 85 I -I 85 6 89 6 Riding the Line: Regulars on the Texas-Mexico Border I 2 7 7 It Is Ours: The Amy and the San Juan Island Dispute I 3 9 PART 111. CIVIL INTERVENTION 8 Treat Them as Enemies: Regulars and Saints in Utah I 5 3 9 Suppress Them: Regulars and Partisans in Bleeding Kansas I7 2 I o Schism: The FrontierAmzy and the Civil War 189 Conclusion 2 o 5 Abbreviations 209 Notes 2 I I Bibliography 2 55 Index 277 I L L U S T R A T I O N S FIGURES followingpage 106 Winfield Scott John M. Washington Samuel Cooper Edwin V Sumner Philip St. George Cooke Fort Leavenworth Fort Craig William S. Harney George Wright Fort Laramie Fort Vancouver David E. Twiggs Earl Van Dorn Albert S. Johnston Randolph B. Marcy Army of Utah Benicia Barracks John E. Wool Ethan A. Hitchcock Samuel P. Hein tzelman
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