Civil War reminiscences. 1924.

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Civil War reminiscences. 1924.

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Reminiscences (typed, 45 p.) of Ayer's overland journey to California (1860) and his service in Company E, First California Cavalry (1861-1864), describing the actions of the unit in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico, especially military life, guard duty, and campaigns against Indian tribes in the region.

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United States. Army. California Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)

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Ayer, Edward Everett, 1841-1927

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Edward Everett Ayer (Nov. 16, 1841 -- May 3, 1927), businessman, bibiliophile and collector. In 1860 he joined an overland expedition to California. He stopped in Nevada, where he worked at a quarz mill in Silver City, but soon moved on to San Francisco. He remained there, working at a planing mill, until the outbread of the Civil War. He enlisted in the 1st Regiment of California Cavalry Volunteers, and was later transferred to the 1st Regiment of New Mexico Infantry. Ayer served in many posts ...