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List ofIllustrations ix List ofMaps x Foreword xi Preface xiii Prologue 3 CONTENTS 1. Origins of a Soldier 6 2. Garrison and Fireside 20 3. Chastisement ofBlack Hawk 31 4. Family Tragedy 47 5. Texas Command 53 6. Scourge ofthe Red Man 81 7. Invasions, Politics, and Romance 104 8. Valor at Monterrey 124 9. Texas Planter and Oracle 140 10. Frontier Paymaster 155 11. The Second Cavalry Comes to Texas 168 12. Federal Authority and Mormon Resistance 185 13. Military Occupation and Latter-Day Theocracy 215 14. Pacific Service and Desert Anabasis 238 15. Confederate Command 258 16. Defeat at the Rivers 279 17. Retreat and Recovery 298 18. Shiloh and Fulfillment 326 Epilogue 352 Bibliography 355 Index 367 ...

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