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100 1 _aBoyd, Orsemus Bronson, Mrs.,
_d1848-1926
245 1 0 _aCavalry life in tent and field
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-03-08
508 _aPeter Becker, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Cavalry Life in Tent and Field" by Mrs. Orsemus Bronson Boyd is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative offers a personal glimpse into the experiences of the author as the wife of a cavalry officer during the later years of the American Civil War and the following years, detailing the trials and tribulations faced by military families. As such, the book vividly presents the challenges of life on the frontier, emphasizing themes of bravery, resilience, and sacrifice. At the start of the book, the author provides an overview of her husband's military service, influenced by the camaraderie and shared aspirations of two brothers eager to join the fight in the Civil War. She recounts the emotional departure of her husband and his brother for enlistment, sharing the hardships faced by families left behind. The narrative then transitions to her own experiences as a military wife, emphasizing the physical and emotional demands of constant relocation, the struggle for resources, and the nuances of frontier life, including the profound challenges of illness, poverty, and social isolation. Through these early pages, the reader begins to appreciate the strength and determination required to navigate a life intimately connected with military service during a turbulent period in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: J. Selwin Tait & Sons, 1894
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- Description and travel
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- Biography
653 _aUnited States. Army -- Military life
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890
653 _aBoyd, Orsemus Bronson, Mrs., 1848-1926
653 _aBoyd, Orsemus Bronson, 1844-1885
653 _aArmy spouses -- West (U.S.) -- Biography
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/cavalrylifeinten00boydrich
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75558
999 _c116283
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