John A. Haymond is a conflict historian; his research focuses on the history of the U.S. Army, the laws of war and the impact of war on society. He retired from the army in 2009 and resides in Yelm, Washington.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: History and Heritage1. After Appomattox: The Army in Decline2. Fetterman’s Chance: The Fight on Lodge Trail Ridge3. Joining Up: Enlisting in the Army4. Against the Odds: The Hayfield and Wagon Box Fights5. Drill and Marksmanship: Learning the Soldier’s Trade6. Soldiering on the Frontier: “Bring enough money to pay your own funeral expenses”7. Shoulder Straps and Chevrons: Privates, NCOs and Officers8. Books and Baseball: Soldiers’ Entertainments9. Bacon, Bread and Coffee: Army Rations10. “The curse of the army”: Alcohol and the Soldier11. Hard, ­Horse-Killing Marches: Campaigning on the Frontier12. Crime and Punishment: “A 24-pound ball on a ­six-foot chain”13. Patrol, Pursuit and Skirmish: The Nature of Combat in the Indian Wars14. The Desertion Problem: “Giving the army the grand bounce”15. The Color Line: The Army and Race16. “Mr. Lo”: The Soldier and the Indian17. Politics and a Massacre: The Army’s Quest for Control of the Indian Bureau18. “A damned big fight”: The 7th Cavalry at the Little Big Horn19. The End of an Era: The Pine Ridge Campaign and Wounded Knee20. The War with Spain: A Different Army for a Different War21. Waiting in the Wings: The ­Spanish-American War in the Training Camps22. Scandal and Reform: The Aftermath of the ­Spanish-American War23. “A diabolical threat”: The ­Anti-Canteen Campaign24. Soldiers of Empire: The Army in the Philippines25. The War in the Philippines: “Battles we never enlisted for…”26. Into Mexico: The 1916 Punitive ExpeditionConclusion: The Gathering StormAppendix: Major Campaigns and Combat Engagements of the Indian Wars, 1866–1890Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“Haymond focuses on the daily lives of enlisted personnel, who did their service in frontier outposts in the US and the Territory of Alaska.... a rewarding study...recommended”—Choice