From the Frontier’s Frontlines

In Ordered West: The Civil War Exploits of Charles A. Curtis, edited and with an introduction by Alan D. Gaff, and Donald H. Gaff, the rugged frontier life of Lt. Charles A. Curtis of the U.S. 5th Infantry is recounted in the Army officer’s own words, including his nearly two-year deployment to help with the construction of Fort Whipple in Prescott, Arizona Territory (above), in 1864-’66. — Courtesy New York Public Library �