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★ xi ★ Illustrations 1. Leavenworth, Kansas 1856 9 2. Advertisement for J. M. Williams, Bookseller 10 3. Kickapoo Cannon 14 4. Senator James H. Lane of Kansas 18 5. General James Lane 24 6. Captain James M. Williams, 1861 31 7. Captain William Matthews 44 8. Advertisement for Colored Soldiers, Leavenworth 1862 47 9. First Kansas Colored at Island Mound, Missouri 58 10. Major General James M. Blunt, USA 76 11. Brigadier General Stand Watie, CSA 79 12. Brigadier General William Cabell, CSA 80 13. Schematic of First Battle of Cabin Creek, July 1–2, 1863 83 14. Wagon Train Parked, Ready to Move 85 15. Schematic, Battle of Honey Springs, July 17, 1863 94 16. Battle of Honey Springs, Indian Territory, July 17, 1863 96 17. Colonel Charles DeMorse, CSA 98 18. Major General Frederick Steele, USA 107 19. Major General Sterling Price, CSA 108 20. Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke, CSA 117 21. Brigadier General Sam Bell Maxey, CSA 118 22. Schematic, Battle of Poison Spring, Arkansas, April 18, 1864 121 23. Brigadier General Richard M. Gano, CSA 137 24. Brigadier General James M. Williams, USA 149 xii ★ Illustrations 25. Black Troops Muster Out of the Army 151 26. Colonel (Brevet Major General) John Irvin Gregg, USA 161 27. Lieutenant Colonel (Brevet Brigadier General) Thomas Devin, USA 162 28. Plan of Fort Whipple, Arizona, 1869 168 29. Plan of Fort Selden, New Mexico, 1869 183 30. Captain (Brevet Major) James M. Williams, Troop I, Eighth US Calvary 185 31. Fort Selden, New Mexico Barracks, ca. 1870 186 32. James and Mary Williams, Nurse, Baby John Williams, 1870 191 33. Early House Built at Fort Bayard, New Mexico 196 34. Fort Bayard Cavalrymen Training Horses for Combat 197 35. Apache War Chief Geronimo 199 36. Troopers of the Eighth Cavalry on Scouting Mission, 1871 201 37. Site of Williams’ Ranch and General Store on Santa Fe Trail 213 38. Mary Brawner Williams and Son, Robert L. Williams, 1879 215 39. James Williams’ House, Trinidad, Colorado 217 40. The Mission Continues 223 ...

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