Brian G. Shellum

Buffalo Soldiers in California

Charles Young and the Ninth Cavalry, 1902-1904

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Produktbeschreibung

Brian G. Shellum follows the experiences of Captain Charles Young and the Ninth Cavalry in California, from life at the Presidio of San Francisco to summers patrolling Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks to missions training with the California National Guard.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Nebraska Press
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9781496238511
• ISBN-10: 1496238516
• Artikelnr.: 68582049

Autorenporträt

Brian G. Shellum is a retired army officer, decorated with the Bronze Star Medal and the Order of St. George, and a former intelligence officer with the Department of Defense. He was also previously a government historian with the Defense Intelligence Agency. He is the author of Buffalo Soldiers in Alaska: Company L, Twenty-Fourth Infantry (Bison Books, 2021) and Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment: The Military Career of Charles Young (Bison Books, 2010), among other books.  

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Rowdy Gang of Mine
2. Time, Place, Men
3. Settling In
4. Presidio Garrison
5. Park Guardians
6. Celebration and Departure
7. Return to Garrison Life
8. Racism, Routine, Change
9. Park Duty and Encampment
10. Rotation Issue
11. Postscript: Army and the Parks
12. Aftermath: Men of the Ninth
Appendix A. "Fiddlers' Green"
Appendix B. Biographies of Officers and Soldiers
Notes
Bibliography
Index