Army episodes and anecdotes; or Life at Vancouver Barracks. The romance and the reality of the frontier /by Thomas McArthur Anderson, 1853-1893.

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Army episodes and anecdotes; or Life at Vancouver Barracks. The romance and the reality of the frontier /by Thomas McArthur Anderson, 1853-1893.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702127519

A history of Vancouver Barracks (later Fort Vancouver), the Indian wars, the San Juan Islands boundary dispute, and the death of Gen. Canby. The manuscript also contains copies of letters from Dr. William C. McKay, Ranald Macdonald, Gen. C. C. Augur's account of the wars in southern Oregon, and a list of deceased officers who served at Vancouver Barracks, 1849-93. The work consists of a summary of 18 chapters, an appendix, and the complete text of chapters 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 17 and appendices 1-3 and 5.

200 p. (in 1 box) ; 27 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Augur, Christopher Columbus, 1821-1898

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Augur was born in Kendall, New York. He moved with his family to Michigan and entered West Point in 1839. Augur graduated in 1843 in the same class as General of the Army Ulysses S. Grant. Following his graduation, Augur served as aide-de-camp to Generals Hopping and Cushing during the Mexican–American War, and during the 1850s took an active part in the campaigns of the western frontier against the Yakima and Rogue River tribes of Washington and, in 1856, against the Oregon Indians. In Oregon, ...

Anderson, Thomas McArthur, 1836-1917

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American army officer. From the description of Report signed : Ringold Barracks, Texas, to the Acting Asst. Inspector General of Texas, 1872 May 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132676 General Thomas Anderson, was colonel of the 14th Infantry and in command at Vancouver Barracks for many years. From the description of Army episodes and anecdotes; or Life at Vancouver Barracks. The romance and the reality of the frontier /by Thomas McArthur Anderson, 1853-1893...