| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 414 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-407) and index. |
| Contents |
"Away from home and friends" : September-December 1869 -- "His throat was cut from ear to ear" : January-April 1870 -- "Wind, wind and sand all the time" : May-December 1870 -- "We only shot to scare them" : January-December 1871 -- "Have had all the Indian fighting I wish" : January-December 1872 -- "Soldiers are not given to shedding tears" : January-June 1873 -- "I shall never soldier again" : July-December 1873 -- "Every day is one less for me to serve" : January-March 1874 -- "When Eddie comes marching home" : April-August 1874 -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
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. Eddie's letters record a vivid chronicle of day-to-day life in the frontier regulars. Included are operational details in his company, candid observations of people and places, intimate views of frontier society, and personal opinions that probably would have been forgotten or moderated had he recorded his experiences later in life. More subtle are his valuable references to the state of transportation and communication in the Southwest during the early 1870s. Matthews probably did not realize until later years that he was not only a witness to the nation's rapid westward expansion, but was himself a tiny cog in the machinery that made it possible. -- Provided by publisher. |
| Language |
English. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Matthews, Eddie (William Edward), 1851-1932 -- Correspondence.
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United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 8th -- Biography.
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United States. Army -- Military life.
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Matthews, Eddie (William Edward), 1851-1932 |
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United States. Army |
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United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 8th |
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Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1815-1875 -- Biography.
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Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- New Mexico.
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Fort Union (N.M.) -- History -- 19th century.
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New Mexico -- History, Military -- 19th century.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) |
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Armed Forces -- Military life |
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Frontier and pioneer life |
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Indians of North America -- Wars |
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Soldiers |
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New Mexico https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyt3gtHy7R4HdYJ8C7j4q |
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New Mexico -- Fort Union |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
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Biographies
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History
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Military history
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Personal correspondence
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| Added Author |
McChristian, Douglas C.
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| Other Form: |
Print version:Matthews, Eddie (William Edward), 1851-1932. Frontier cavalry trooper. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013 9780826352262 (DLC) 2012037665 (OCoLC)811778537 |
| ISBN |
9780826352286 (electronic bk.) |
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0826352286 (electronic bk.) |
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9781299312173 |
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1299312179 |
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9780826352262 |
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082635226X |
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