Hero of Beecher Island

'Exciting to read. David Dixon has made the best possible use of the existing documents and survivors' accounts to bring you a stirring re-creation of life in the Indian War army' - "Civil War Courier". 'Interesting and insightful ...a pleasure to read. It will be of special interest to students of the Old Army' - "Illinois Historical Journal". 'Dixon not only tells a good biography but also provides information about the military settlement of the frontier' - "Wild West". 'Helps to round out the picture of the late-nineteenth-century army and gives additional details of Phil Sheridan's 'military family' - "Journal of American History". 'A comprehensive and articulate biography of an officer too long relegated to obscurity ...Its major contribution is its placement of the army of Forsyth's era in a striking political-economic context' - "Nebraska History". 'A most compelling narrative about a fascinating personality. The book is thoroughly researched, its prose is lean and crisp' - "Tombstone Epitaph". The 1868 Battle of Beecher Island in eastern Colorado helped mold the popular conception of Indian warfare and made a hero of George A. Forsyth.This prize-winning biography provides fresh insight into Forsyth's life and the role played by the United States Army during the post-Civil War period. David Dixon is an associate professor of history at Slippery Rock University.