Letters, 1846-1847.

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Letters, 1846-1847.

M. L. Baker's letters to his family describe Santa Fé and the life and customs of New Mexicans, the return trip from New Mexico to Kansas, an encounter with the Comanches, and the routine life of a dragoon on the frontier.

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Martin, M. Lee Baker.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Martin, Hugh, Mrs.

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Baker, M. L.

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M. L. Baker, corporal in B Troop, 1st Dragoons, took part in Kearny's expedition to Santa Fé and later trained recruits at Fort Leavenworth. From the description of Letters, 1846-1847. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128617 ...