Frontier Cavalry Trooper: The Letters of Private Eddie Matthews, 1869-1874, edited by Douglas C. McChristian, is a rarity amidst the books, diaries and journals written by soldiers who served in the West after 1865. Since most of the enlisted ranks were made up of illiterate Irish and German immigrants, few records from their viewpoint were left for posterity. Private Eddie Matthews is an exception. His insightful letters paint an engaging and riveting account of daily life in garrison and
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