Diary completely digitized. and William E. Prince, born in and appointed from Massachusetts to the United States Army, describes the military posts in which he served, namely: Ringgold Barracks, Forts Clark, Terrett, Duncan, McKavett, Texas, and Fort Arbuckle, Indian Territory. He describes the wagon trains, the difficulties with the Mexicans crossing the border, the Carbajal revolt in Mexico, 1850-1853, known as the Merchants War, and his command along the Rio Grande where the army was preserving civil authority.
Description:
Accompanied by a typewritten summary of the diary.
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Arbuckle (Okla.), Fort Clark (Tex.), Fort Duncan (Tex.), Fort McKavett (Tex.), Fort Ringgold (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Fort Terrett (Tex.), Mexico--History--1821-1861, and Texas--History--1846-1950
Subject (Name):
Carbajal, José María Jesús, d. 1874, Prince, William E., d. 1892, and United States--Army--Military life--History--19th century
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--Texas, Merchants War, 1850-1853, and Military bases--Texas
As Colonel of the 2d Regiment Cavalry, Albert Johnston compares the physical equipment of the various Texas forts and suggests Fort Mason as the best location to station the cavalry in order to protect settlements from Indian raids.
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Belknap (Tex.), Fort Chadbourne (Tex.), Fort Mason (Mason, Tex.), Fort McKavett (Tex.), and Texas--History--1846-1950
Subject (Name):
Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876, Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862, Steen, Enoch, d. 1880, and United States--Army--Cavalry, 2nd
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--Texas. and Military bases--Texas
