Summary
As Colonel of the 2d Regiment Cavalry, Albert Johnston compares the physical equipment of the various Texas forts and suggests Fort Mason as the best location to station the cavalry in order to protect settlements from Indian raids.
References
Albert Sidney Johnston, Letter to Colonel S. Cooper. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Albert Sidney Johnston, Letter to Colonel S. Cooper. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.