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Edward J. Steptoe and the Indian wars : life on the frontier, 1815-1865 / Ron McFarland.
- Title
- Edward J. Steptoe and the Indian wars : life on the frontier, 1815-1865 / Ron McFarland.
- Author
- McFarland, Ronald E.
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | E83.84 .M34 2016 | Off-site |
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- Description
- vii, 249 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "This definitive biography of Steptoe chronicles the career of a field officer who served nearly four years in the Second Seminole War, won commendation for gallantry during the Mexican War, performed admirably (though controversially) in the Utah Territory, undertook construction of forts at Walla Walla in the newly defined Washington Territory engaged with various tribes throughout his deployments"--
- Subject
- Steptoe, Edward Jenner, 1815-1865
- United States. Army > Biography
- United States. Army
- Mexican War (1846-1848)
- Pacific Coast Indians, Wars with (1847-1865)
- Seminole War, 2nd (1835-1842)
- 1835 - 1865
- Soldiers > United States > Biography
- Pacific Coast Indians, Wars with, 1847-1865
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Biography
- Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842
- Soldiers
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Privileged boyhood -- At West Point -- In Florida: the Second Seminole War -- In Mexico -- The Gunnison Affair -- In the Washington Territory: building forts at Walla Walla -- "Chapter of accidents" -- Last years -- Epilogue: legacy.
- ISBN
- 9781476662329
- 1476662320
- LCCN
- ^^2016000089
- OCLC
- 933765947
- SCSB-11946613
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library