[DAKOTAS]. MYERS, Frank (1833-1922). Soldiering in Dakota, Among the Indians in 1863-4-5. Pierre, SD: State Historical Society, 1938. Facsimile edition, reprinting the rare first edition of 1888.
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[DAKOTAS]. MYERS, Frank (1833-1922). Soldiering in Dakota, Among the Indians in 1863-4-5. Pierre, SD: State Historical Society, 1938.
8vo. Publisher's printed wraps (toning); slipcase.
Facsimile edition, reprinting the rare first edition of 1888. On October 15, 1862, Myers enlisted with Company E, 6th Iowa Cavalry. Expecting to be sent south, he was instead ordered to report to the Dakota Territory; he writes about his time in the Dakota territory and the warfare that occurred following the Sioux Uprising in Minnesota in 1862.
Property from the Patrick Atkinson Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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