Chandler, Melbourne C.

Of GarryOwen in Glory: The History of the Seventh United States Cavalry Regiment

N.P. Chandler, Melbourne C. 1960, Quarto. Photographic color frontispiece, numerous black & white photographs, illustrations, reproductions, and maps (one of which folds out). Appendixes and index. A fine copy in black gilt-decorated cloth with lightly worn and damp-stained dust jacket. A comprehensive and scholarly 91-year history of the 7th United States Cavalry Regiment (of Little Big Horn fame). Includes listings of all regimental Commanders, rosters of all participants in the Battle of Little Big Horn (military, civilian, and Indian), Extracts of Orders for all unit citations, and much more. Covers the Indian Wars (1866-91); the Regiment along the Mexican border and in Cuba (1892-1917); the period from horses to horsepower (1918-41); and the transition period ending with inactivation of the Regiment (1942-57). One of the many appendices covers the history of the horse, "Comanche," the only living thing found on the Little Big Horn Battlefield; the history of the origin of the famous print, "Custer's Last Fight," etc.

• USD 150.00 > other currencies
• ordernr.: 2847

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