| Description |
x, 384 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-373) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The regiment and its commander: All that soldiers should be ; The colonel of the Buffaloes -- pt. 2. Years of crisis: Victory, slander, and doubt : the image of the Ninth Cavalry, 1866-81 ; E.M. Heyl, the genteel racist of San Pedro Springs ; "Hoodoos" and kangaroo courts : the "near mutiny" at Fort Stockton ; "Humpy" Jackson, racist killer and folk hero of the San Saba ; Torment and tirture : Captain Ambrose Hooker and the agony of E Troop -- pt. 3. The years of glory, 1879-91: Major Guy Henry, champion of the buffalo soldiers ; Death and resurrection : Captain Charles Parker and K Troop -- pt. 4. Honor and dishonor : episodes from the barricks and officers' row: Medals and courts-martial : the enigma of Sergeant Emanuel Stance ; Private Miller's martyrdom and the triumph of L Troop ; A hero named Daisy : Lieutenant Matthias Day ; From asylum to Valhalla : the "crazy" lieutenant of G Troop ; Sergeant Brent Woods : the odyssey of a hero ; From dishonor to glory : two lieutenants of I Troop ; "Dear Cecilia" : when a hero meets a maid ; Sergeant Alexander Jones and the demise of Captain Beyer ; "Too indecent for publication!" : the lonely passion of Sergeant Dickerson -- pt. 5. Racism resurgent: The ordeal of Chaplain Plummer ; The Black lieutenants : "A dark day for the Ninth Horse!" ; The failure of the quest. |
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Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1866-1895.
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United States. Army. Cavalry, 9th -- History.
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African American soldiers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
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United States. Army -- Officers -- History -- 19th century.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Wars -- 1866-1895.
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West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
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United States. Army -- African American troops -- History -- 19th century.
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| ISBN |
0806131586 cloth alkaline paper |
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