My Army Life And The Fort Phil

Author : Frances Courtney Carrington
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 358 pages
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Release : 2004-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803264437

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My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearny Massacre by Frances Courtney Carrington Pdf

First published in 1910, Frances C. Carrington?s My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearney Massacre recounted the author?s adventures as an army wife on the Great Plains, but also sought to set the record straight on her second husband?s involvement in the Fetterman fight. Frances traveled with her first husband, Lt. George Washington Grummond, to Fort Phil Kearney in Wyoming in 1866 where he was killed in the Fetterman incident just a few months later. She eventually married the post commander, Col. Henry B. Carrington, after the death of his first wife, Margaret, who had befriended and cared for Frances during her brief, tragic episode at the frontier post. Frances?s narrative recalls the wonder and worries of a naive young bride during the fateful days of 1866. From her voyage to Wyoming to her encounters with unfamiliar peoples and strange landscapes, Frances?s vivid prose examines not only the everyday workings of a frontier army post but also the political and social intrigue behind one of the most controversial military defeats in Western history.

Author : Frances Courtney Carrington
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781496203700

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My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearney Massacre by Frances Courtney Carrington Pdf

First published in 1910, Frances C. Carrington's My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearney Massacre recounted the author's adventures as an army wife on the Great Plains, but also sought to set the record straight on her second husband's involvement in the Fetterman fight. Frances traveled with her first husband, Lt. George Washington Grummond, to Fort Phil Kearney in Wyoming in 1866 where he was killed in the Fetterman incident just a few months later. She eventually married the post commander, Col. Henry B. Carrington, after the death of his first wife, Margaret, who had befriended and cared for Frances during her brief, tragic episode at the frontier post. Frances's narrative recalls the wonder and worries of a naive young bride during the fateful days of 1866. From her voyage to Wyoming to her encounters with unfamiliar peoples and strange landscapes, Frances's vivid prose examines not only the everyday workings of a frontier army post but also the political and social intrigue behind one of the most controversial military defeats in Western history.

Author : FRANCES C. CARRINGTON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033171549

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MY ARMY LIFE AND THE FORT PHIL by FRANCES C. CARRINGTON Pdf

Author : Frances Carrington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1647984610

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My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearny Massacre by Frances Carrington Pdf

We don't often think about what happened during the early years of frontier life when a military man was "stationed" to move west and protect the newly constructed westward passages. This fascinating book puts us in the shoes of not one of the soldiers, but the wife he would leave behind at the Fort Phil Kearny massacre. Frances Carrington was three months pregnant when she headed west with her husband, Lt. George Washington Grummond. Two months after they arrived, she was a widow. Her story is riveting, full of heartbreak and triumph, told from the unique perspective of an underrepresented voice of her time.

Author : Frances C. Carrington
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 026675337X

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My Army Life and the Fort Phil by Frances C. Carrington Pdf

Excerpt from My Army Life and the Fort Phil: Kearney Massacre With an Account of the Celebration, of Wyoming Opened My visit recalled, intensified, the life in 1866. Bridging the years I seem to see again the plodding of weary but hopeful travellers journeying over a broad, desert waste, the isolation of a small defense less caravan, and the green spots here and there like angel dwelling places. The arrival at our destination after the dangers and risks of our journey, the completion of the strong stockade, -our temporary home, - the raising of the flag at its completion, the rehabilitation of the kaleidoscopic scenes of that longago with the forms that were companions in that tragic experience, are even now more like the fantasies of a fearful dream than matters of personal experience. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Frances Carrington
Publisher : Legare Street Press
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Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1015737382

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My Army Life and the Fort Phil. Kearney Massacre by Frances Carrington Pdf

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Author : Frances C. Carrington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1795314885

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My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearney Massacre by Frances C. Carrington Pdf

"[Carrington's] descriptions of Western army life are illuminating, earthy and remarkable with keen observations. . . . An intriguing and informative read." -- True West Magazine The West was not just settled by men with rifles and revolvers alone. Indeed, as the army divisions moved west to protect the westward trails, they frequently brought their wives and families with them. Frances C. Carrington had been married to Lt. George Washington Grummond for little more than a year when she was stationed with her husband in Fort Phil Kearny. She was three months pregnant when she arrived and within another two months she would be a widow. Fort Phil Kearny had been built to protect the Bozeman Trail, but from the moment it was constructed the soldiers and settlers had been harassed by Chief Red Cloud and his coalition of Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians. Captain William J. Fetterman led a resistance to these attacks, but the Native Americans organized an ambush and killed all eight-one men. This was the worst defeat the U. S. Army suffered during the Indian Wars at that time, and Frances C. Carrington lost her husband on that day. Alone and with little protection she and the other survivors in Fort Kearny did not give up but instead continued to survive in the perilous conditions until reinforcements arrived. My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearney Massacre is a fascinating work that tells the story of frontier life, not from the perspective of a soldier or frontiersman, but instead from the perspective of a woman who saw and experienced some of the most brutal events of the American West. "Carrington's book is a riveting portrait of life at a frontier post in dangerous territory, as well as a snapshot of Victorian mores and the lingering influence of the Civil War. . . . It is a necessary addition to other material on Fort Phil Kearny, the Fetterman Massacre, and the Bozeman Trail." -- Roundup Magazine After the loss of her first husband Frances went on to marry Colonel Henry B. Carrington. She wrote My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearney Massacre forty years after the fort was abandoned and it was first published in 1910. Carrington passed away in 1911.

Author : Frances Courtney Carrington
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1295790025

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My Army Life and the Fort Phil. Kearney Massacre by Frances Courtney Carrington Pdf

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Author : Frances Courtney Carrington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1519045492

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My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearny Massacre (Abridged, Annotated) by Frances Courtney Carrington Pdf

One of the two most important books about life at the frontier post of Fort Phil Kearny. At 21 in 1866, Fannie Grummond was the witness to and victim of the famous Fetterman Fight. Forces commanded by Red Cloud and Crazy Horse took the offensive against the encroachment on their lands of the Bozeman Trail. On December 21, 1866, 81 soldiers from Fort Phil Kearny were killed in a short battle, including Fannie's husband.This is a very personal and poignant account of life on the frontier for a woman from the east. She was tenderly cared for by Margaret Carrington, wife of the post commander, who wrote "AB-SA-RA-KA: Home of the Crows" about her life at Kearny. When Margaret Carrington died in 1870, correspondence began between Fannie and the widowed husband, Henry B. Carrington. They later married.Every memoir of the American West provides us with another view of the movement that changed the country forever.

Author : Frances Courtney Carrington
Publisher : BIG BYTE BOOKS
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearny Massacre (Abridged, Annotated) by Frances Courtney Carrington Pdf

One of the two most important books about life at the frontier post of Fort Phil Kearny. At 21 in 1866, Fannie Grummond was the witness to and victim of the famous Fetterman Fight. Forces commanded by Red Cloud and Crazy Horse took the offensive against the encroachment on their lands of the Bozeman Trail. On December 21, 1866, 81 soldiers from Fort Phil Kearny were killed in a short battle, including Fannie's husband. This is a very personal and poignant account of life on the frontier for a woman from the east. She was tenderly cared for by Margaret Carrington, wife of the post commander, who wrote "AB-SA-RA-KA: Home of the Crows" about her life at Kearny. When Margaret Carrington died in 1870, correspondence began between Fannie and the widowed husband, Henry B. Carrington. They later married. Every memoir of the American West provides us with another view of the movement that changed the country forever. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.

Author : Frances E. Carrington
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1498055893

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My Army Life and the Fort Phil Kearney Massacre by Frances E. Carrington Pdf

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1910 Edition.

Author : Frances Courtney Carrington
Publisher : West Winds Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015028447640

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My Army Life by Frances Courtney Carrington Pdf

Author : Paul Williams
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476670935

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Frontier Forts Under Fire by Paul Williams Pdf

Fort William Henry and Fort Phil Kearny were both military outposts of the North American frontier. Both lasted but briefly--about two years from construction until their walls went up in flames. And both saw what were termed "massacres" by Indians outside their walls. This book reexamines the traumatic events at both forts. The Fort William Henry Massacre was condemned by both the British and the French as barbaric. Yet these European powers proved capable of similar crimes. The Fort Phil Kearny defeat, traditionally attributed to Captain William Fetterman's having disobeyed orders, has been scrutinized in recent years. Did the women present at that time write a distorted version of events? It would appear that his second-in-command, the rash Lieutenant George Grummond, led the charge over Lodge Trail Ridge. Or did he?

Author : James A. Crutchfield,Candy Moutlon,Terry Del Bene
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317454618

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The Settlement of America by James A. Crutchfield,Candy Moutlon,Terry Del Bene Pdf

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

Author : Alson B. Ostrander
Publisher : BIG BYTE BOOKS
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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An Army Boy of the Sixties (Expanded, Annotated) by Alson B. Ostrander Pdf

The American Civil War was nearly over when Als Ostrander finally convinced his father to let him join the army at the age of 18. Though he didn't see action in that war, he had plenty of adventure during three years of service. He was selected to serve on the staff of General Philip St. George Cooke, who wrote the manual for the Civil War cavalry. With General Cooke, he went out west to the frontier, where he had occasions to meet General of the Army, Ulysses S. Grant, General William Tecumseh Sherman (with whom he shared a smoke), General George Thomas, and even famed scout, Jim Bridger. Throughout this wonderful memoir, Ostrander heaps unsparing, self-deprecating humor onto his young self as he tells of crossing territory full of hostile bands of Indians, climbing Scott's Bluff, and in general not knowing quite what soldiering was all about. Every memoir of the American West provides us with another view of the westward movement that changed the country forever. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.