Regulars in the Redwoods: The U.S. Army in Northern California, 1852-1861

Spokane: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1994. First Edition. 283pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Blue cloth with titles and rules gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Frontier Military Series XVII (17). Retired Colonel Strobridge tells the story of the outmanned regular Army operating in northern California under poorly defined orders. Supposedly sent to protect immigrants from Indians, the troops came to realize that they needed to protect the Indians from the newcomers. Many army officers who later made a name for themselves in the Civil War dot the pages, including Grant, Sheridan and Hood. Clark & Brunet 273.