Personal Account of Lt. James V.S. Paddock of the Battle of Milk Creek and supporting materials.

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Personal Account of Lt. James V.S. Paddock of the Battle of Milk Creek and supporting materials.

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The records are a personal account of the battle as experienced by Paddock, who commanded Company D, 5th US Cavalry as a member of the Thornburgh White River Expedition against Utes in Colorado. A booklet and CD created by Stephen Paddock about his Great Grandfather James V.S. Paddock, who fought in the Battle of Milk Creek as a Lieutenant in the United States Cavalry in 1879.

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Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Pritzker Military Library

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Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Pritzker Military Library

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