Author: Arnold, James R.
Title: Jeff Davis's Own: Cavalry, Comanches, and the Battle for the Texas Frontier
Description: New York, N.Y., john Murray, 2000, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0471333646) Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall, Book, "Follow the Second Cavalry as it cuts a swath across Texas. I recounts in gripping detail the Second's exploits, from the 1856 clash at Guadalupe Rive to Lieutenant John Bell Hood's epic fight at Devil's River the following year, to the time Major George Thomas (who would fight Hood in Tennessee in 1894) found himself escorting Indians in their exodus from Texas to Oklahoma, ironically defending them from vigilante mobs of settlers along the way. 0471333646. First edition, first printing. 378 pages. Near fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Spine pale blue with black text. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: United States. Army. Cavalry. Indians of North America - wars, 1815-1875, wars - Texas