Guarding the Overland Trails: The Eleventh Ohio Cavalry in the Civil War

LIMITED EDITION (750 copies) in blue cloth with gilt titling; Frontier Military Series XXIV; nineteen illustrations and five maps (listed); bibliography; index; 367[1]pp. Fine. The 400 man cavalry unit was initially stationed at Fort Laramie in 1862 and was assigned to protect the area including 700 miles of the Oregon Trail, later another 200 miles were added to their mission. Discusses Sand Creek, Quantrill, Platte Bridge, Powder River, etc. Perfect collectible copy.