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FOWLER, Arlen L.
The Black Infantry in the West 1869-1891
Greenwood Westwood CT (1971) First First edition. Foreword by William H. Leckie. 167pp. Fine in a bit rubbed, very good dustwrapper. Study of the Buffalo soldiers of the 24th and 25th Infantry Regiments who patrolled the frontier outposts of the West. Despite discrimination, prejudice and substandard housing and equipment they became two of the most disciplined, effective and toughest units on the frontier, consistently with the lowest rates of desertion and alcoholism.
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