Title: The History of the Tenth Cavalry, 1866-1921 Author: Glass, E.L.N., comp. Place: [Tucson] Publisher: [Acme Printing Co.] Date: [1921] Description: 141 pp. Illustrated from photographs, drawings, etc.; tipped-in frontispiece. 9x6 3/4, flexible fabricoid stamped in gilt and blind, custom slipcase. First Edition. The scarcest of all the regimental histories, being the story of the famed "Buffalo Soldiers," a regiment of black soldiers organized in 1866, serving with much distinction on the frontier in the 19th and early 20th century, fighting Indians in Montana, Texas, and Arizona, pursuing Pancho Villa's men in Mexico, fending off mosquitoes in Cuba. It is from his service with the regiment that John J. Pershing earned his nickname "Black Jack." Graff 1571 Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear at edges, hinge reinforced; historical society stamp on title page; very good. Item number: 206960
Title: The History of the Tenth Cavalry, 1866-1921 Author: Glass, E.L.N., comp. Place: [Tucson] Publisher: [Acme Printing Co.] Date: [1921] Description: 141 pp. Illustrated from photographs, drawings, etc.; tipped-in frontispiece. 9x6 3/4, flexible fabricoid stamped in gilt and blind, custom slipcase. First Edition. The scarcest of all the regimental histories, being the story of the famed "Buffalo Soldiers," a regiment of black soldiers organized in 1866, serving with much distinction on the frontier in the 19th and early 20th century, fighting Indians in Montana, Texas, and Arizona, pursuing Pancho Villa's men in Mexico, fending off mosquitoes in Cuba. It is from his service with the regiment that John J. Pershing earned his nickname "Black Jack." Graff 1571 Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear at edges, hinge reinforced; historical society stamp on title page; very good. Item number: 206960
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