Frontier Cavalry Trooper The Letters of Private Eddie Matthews, 1869-1874 |
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Editor:
| McChristian, Douglas C. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8263-5228-6 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2013 |
Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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During his five years in the army, Private Edward L. Matthews wrote a series of exceptionally detailed and engaging letters to his family back home in Maryland describing his life in the Arizona and New Mexico Territories. Eddie Matthews's letters, published here for the first time, provide an unparalleled chronicle of one soldier's experiences in garrison and in the field in the post-Civil War Southwest.
During his five years in the army, Private Edward L. Matthews wrote a series of exceptionally detailed and engaging letters to his family back home in Maryland describing his life in the Arizona and New Mexico Territories. Eddie Matthews's letters, published here for the first time, provide an unparalleled chronicle of one soldier's experiences in garrison and in the field in the post-Civil War Southwest.