Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman, Second Edition
by
Martha Summerhayes
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
When Martha Summerhayes (1844–1926) came as a bride to Fort Russell in Wyoming Territory in 1874, she “saw not much in those first few days besides bright buttons, blue uniforms, and shining swords,” but soon enough the hard facts of army life began to intrude. Remonstrating with her husband,...