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Recollections of an old soldier
Creator
Title
Recollections of an old soldier, [18--?].
Physical Description
1 v. (139 p.) ; 30 cm (in 2 boxes)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from William Gorenfeld on the MacKinnon Family Fund, 2013.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Box 2: Restricted fragile material. Reference surrogates have been substituted in the main files. For further information consult the appropriate curator.
Biographical / Historical Note
William Antes was a soldier in the United States Army 1st Cavalry Regiment, known as the Dragoons.
Summary
Autograph manuscript memoir, signed, of William Antes' service in the United States 1st Cavalry Regiment, known as the 1st Regiment of Dragoons, from 1854 to 1859. Antes describes his travels throughout the American West and California, including his interactions with the Mormon population of Salt Lake City during the winter of 1854-1855 with Colonel Edward Steptoe's military expedition. Antes also describes the regiment's conflicts with Native Americans in California, including the Tule River War.
Box 1 contains the reference surrogate. Box 2 contains the restricted fragile original manuscript.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
December 03, 2013
References
William Antes, Recollections of an Old Soldier. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
William Antes, Recollections of an Old Soldier. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Autobiographies - United States - 19th century.
Occupation
Soldiers United States 19th century.
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