Beschreibung:
"On The Border With Crook." by John Gregory Bourke (1843-1896), who was a captain in the cavalry of the United States Army and a prolific diarist and post Civil War author. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while a cavalryman in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Based on his service during the war, his commander, General George Thomas, the famed "Rock Of Chickamauga," nominated him to West Point, where he graduated in 1869, leading to service as an Cavalry officer until 1886.