Indians, Infants and Infantry: Andrew and Elizabeth Burt on the Frontier

by Merrill J. Mattes

Book Overview

During the years of the Indian uprisings in the West, Elizabeth Burt followed her husband, Major Andrew Burt, from one lonely outpost to another, with their three small children, a crate of chickens, and a cow in tow. Indians, Infants, and Infantry, based largely on a 1912 manuscript Mrs. Burt derived from now-lost letters and diaries, provides an intimate glimpse of life at Forts Kearney, Bridger, Laramie, and C. F. Smith from the 1860s through the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803281579
• ISBN13: 9780803281578
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Bison
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"