Campaigning with Crook, and Stories of Army Life

Name: Campaigning with Crook, and Stories of Army Life
Author: Charles King

By Charles King

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This work collects first-person sketches and short narratives of frontier military service under General George Crook, combining campaign reportage of operations against Sioux and Apaches with vivid scenes of camp routine, marches, supply problems, and social life at frontier posts. The author presents portraits of officers and enlisted men, reflections on hardship and loss, occasional battle and scouting episodes, and descriptive passages about prairie landscape and small frontier towns, interweaving personal reminiscence with practical detail of late nineteenth-century army experience.

About the Author

Charles King

Charles King was an American author and soldier known for his vivid portrayals of military life and the American frontier. His works often reflect his experiences as an officer in the U.S. Army, particularly during the Indian Wars. King's notable novels include "Laramie; Or, The Queen of Bedlam," which explores the complexities of the Sioux War of 1876, and "A Daughter of the Sioux," a tale set against the backdrop of the Indian frontier. With a total of 29 published works, King contributed significantly to the genre of military fiction, capturing the spirit of his time and the challenges faced by soldiers and settlers alike.