Eugene Fitch Ware (1841–1911)
Författare till The Indian War of 1864
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- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Ware, Eugene Fitch
- Andra namn
- Ironquill
- Födelsedag
- 1841-05-29
- Avled
- 1911-07-01
- Begravningsplats
- Fort Scott National Cemetery Fort Scott Bourbon County Kansas, USA
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Hartford County Connecticut, USA
- Dödsort
- Colorado, USA
- Yrken
- Poet
Lawyer
Author - Organisationer
- Captain United States Army
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Statistik
- Verk
- 8
- Även av
- 2
- Medlemmar
- 110
- Popularitet
- #176,729
- Betyg
- 3.9
- Recensioner
- 2
- ISBN
- 13
- Språk
- 2
The book is set in 1864 and those of us who know our history may wonder this is an unusual year for such a military campaign - in 1864 the US Civil War raged on but this didn't stop the Union devoting considerable military resources to the "west". The story takes place in Nebraska and Colorado and around the Platte. The author was an adjutant which might be why the content seems so detailed even about the daily goings-on. Also, he was a man of his age, his feelings about the "savages" are hardly PC. He freely relishes the idea of killing them and other white ne'er do wells! The more I got into the book the more interesting it got and I feel I did learn a lot about the times and place and the hardships and hard to accept deviations the soldiers endured. The weather, flies, the almost unimaginable cold and the miles they rode in the weather are mind-boggling. In one patrol it was something like 360 miles in 11 days in temps of -20F!
Not for all but I found it consuming.… (mer)