Typescript Forgotten Battalion by Murphy William (1 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Typescript consisting of 30 stapled pages. "A short chronicle of some of the hardships and conditions endured by Indian War Veterans in the Phil Kearny Massacre of December 21st, 1866 and the wagon Box Fight of August 2, 1867 as chronicled by William Murphy." Mattes Platte River Road Narratives 2072, "Buck private assigned to Eighteenth U.S. Infantry Regiment under Colonel Carrington. Foot marched the whole time?At Fort Laramie, a council with Chief Red Cloud, but they came to no agreement? at the Piney's commenced construction of a stockade?ill fated Fort Phil Kearney, 1866-68." In the spring of 1869 I went to work for J.W.Iliff, a cattleman. His stock ranged along north of the South Platte?He was the only cattleman in the country at the time?Tells of Indians encounters?" A rare item, I have only seen one other copy listed for sale.