Excerpt from Annals of Wyoming, Vol. 38: April 1966 During the forty-one year period that Fort Laramie was a mili tary post, from 1849 to 1890, eighty-two different Officers served as its post commander, an average Of two per year. Some Of these men are familiar figures to those acquainted with Civil War battles and Indian campaigns, for their names and deeds fill the pages of many a book. Others are Obscure and forgotten'figures, men whose only printed memorial is a line or two in Army Registers Of the period or such ...
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Excerpt from Annals of Wyoming, Vol. 38: April 1966 During the forty-one year period that Fort Laramie was a mili tary post, from 1849 to 1890, eighty-two different Officers served as its post commander, an average Of two per year. Some Of these men are familiar figures to those acquainted with Civil War battles and Indian campaigns, for their names and deeds fill the pages of many a book. Others are Obscure and forgotten'figures, men whose only printed memorial is a line or two in Army Registers Of the period or such encyclopedic works as William Powell's List of Officers of the U. S. Army, 1776-1900 and Francis Heit man's two volume Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army. Whatever their fame, infamy, or Obscurity, each deserves a measure Of recognition._ Some commanded Fort Lara mie under incredible handicaps. Some lacked men and supplies. More than a few lacked experience. Yet, considering the circum stances, most Of these men performed adequately, and a few brilliantly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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