Standing in the gap : army outposts, picket stations, and the pacification of the Texas frontier, 1866-1886
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Uglow, Loyd, 1952-
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F391 .U39 2001
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Fortification -- Texas -- History -- 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas.
Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1866-1895.
Indians of North America -- Wars -- Texas.
Texas -- History, Military -- 19th century.
United States. -- Army -- History -- 19th century.
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Fortification.
Frontier and pioneer life.
History.
Indians of North America -- Wars.
Military history.
Texas.
United States. -- Army.
Other Subjects
Fortifications -- Texas -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
Peuples autochtones -- Guerres -- Texas.
Peuples autochtones -- Guerres -- États-Unis -- 1866-1895.
Texas -- Histoire militaire -- 19e siècle.
États-Unis. -- Army -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.

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xiv, 234 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-225) and index.
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"After the Civil War, the United States Army faced a tremendous challenge on the Texas frontier. Military authorities had to overcome major obstacles in mobility and communications, and they had to learn a far different kind of warfare to defeat the Kiowa, Apache, and Comanche Indians."
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"Large military posts have been examined in detail in numerous books written about the Texas frontier, but the importance of smaller outposts and picket stations has been generally overlooked. In Standing in the Gap, Loyd M. Uglow examines these smaller outposts in relation to the larger forts that controlled them and explores their significance in military strategy and the pacification of the frontier. The army's role in the settlement of West Texas has been, until now, explained through biographies of prominent officers and histories of both Indian campaigns and the larger forts. With only passing mention of outposts such as Grierson's Spring, Van Horn's Wells, and Pecos Station in these texts, the stories of minor posts have gone, for the most part, untold."
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"Relying on archival records of the commanding forts, newspapers, and letters and journals, Uglow describes the reasons for establishing and deactivating approximately seventy outposts, as well as detailing their functions, contributions, accomplishments, inhabitants and overall importance in populating the frontier."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Uglow, L. (2001). Standing in the gap: army outposts, picket stations, and the pacification of the Texas frontier, 1866-1886 . Texas Christian University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Uglow, Loyd, 1952-. 2001. Standing in the Gap: Army Outposts, Picket Stations, and the Pacification of the Texas Frontier, 1866-1886. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Uglow, Loyd, 1952-. Standing in the Gap: Army Outposts, Picket Stations, and the Pacification of the Texas Frontier, 1866-1886 Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 2001.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Uglow, L. (2001). Standing in the gap: army outposts, picket stations, and the pacification of the texas frontier, 1866-1886. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Uglow, Loyd. Standing in the Gap: Army Outposts, Picket Stations, and the Pacification of the Texas Frontier, 1866-1886 Texas Christian University Press, 2001.

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