Harvest of Barren Regrets: The Army Career of Frederick William Benteen, 1834-1898

by Charles K. Mills

Book Overview

Frederick William Benteen (1834-98) was a military officer during the Civil War and the Black Hills War against the Lakotas and the Northern Cheyennes. He was in command of a battalion at the Battle of Little Bighorn, and some say that his controversial actions during the battle may have contributed to Custer's disastrous defeat.
In Harvest of Barren Regrets, Charles K. Mills explores Benteen's complex personality and life as a career army...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803236840
• ISBN13: 9780803236844
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.4"