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Gravely ill, the Apache

Chief's son lingers between life and

death while an army doctor tries

to save him.

If he dies, Captain Shank Adams

knows the settlers will be- attacked

by vengeful Apache hordes who

will blame the army for "Bad

Medicine."



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camp still no order is given to attack.,

All might the almost rebellious trooperswatch amd wait amd them at dawn...



Quickly, ser6eant bullock loads ano presses/THE TRIGGER



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SADDLESTHE STORY OF THE FIFTH CAVALRY

THE BOOK SOLDIER

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[ NO EXCUSES' THE BOOK SAYS YOUR RIFLE \/ MUST BE CLEAN "AT ALL T/MBS"/ MA-/BE I

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AS PAY AFTER" DAY SERGEANT GRIPP QUOTESREGULATIONS FROM THE BOOK, THE MEN

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MARCHING/ \ AND THESE BOOTSTHIS ISN'T FIT DUTY ) WEREN'T MADE FORFOR CAVALRY/ j FOOTING IT ACROSS

LIRE, THOSE \THEV WORK, TOO.' WE'REBOOK DIRECTIONS CONTINUING OUR PATROL.'

WORK FINE SACK /WE'LL SOON REACH OUREAST, BUT OUT /ASSIGNED SECOND CAMP/

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Soon, the purnace-like heat take itstoll, as men drag their companions on...



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PIONEER FAMILIES GAVE THANKS WHEN THEY PULLED INTO THE SHELTER OF A MILITARY FORT ONTHEIR LONG TREK ACROSS HOSTILE COUNTRY. THOUGH OFTEN VERY SMALL, THE FORT'S HIGHLOG WALLS MEANT SAFETY.SINCE INDIANS PREFERRED HIT-AND-RUN ATTACKS ON UNPROTECTEDGROUND TO THE LONG SIEGE OF A WELL-ARMED FORT.

THE PARADE GROUNDS WERE LOCATED IN THE CENTEROF THE FORT- HERE THE SOLDIERS DRILLED,PARADED, ANO HELD EVENING RETREAT.

"SOAPSUDS ROWHOUSED ENLISTED MEN'S WIVESLUCKY ENOUGH TO 8E CAMP LAUNDRESSES AND SOALLOWED TO FOLLOW THEIR SOLDIER HUSBANDSTO FRONTIER CAMPS.

SECOND LIEUTENANTS WITH THEIR FAMILIES LIVED IN

ONE SMALL ROOM WITH A SHEO OUTSIDE FOR A KITCHEN.

WITH EACH PROMOTION, OFFICERS GOT ANOTHER ROOM.

THE SOLDIERS' MOUNTS WERE WELL CARED FOR.

THEHORSES'STABLES CONTAINED A BLACKSMITHSHOP. HARNESS ROOM ANO STORAGE SPACE FOR

THE ANIMAL'S FOOD.



AFTER THE CIVIL WARJHE UNITED STATES ARMYWAS A HUGE MELTING POT OF ALL KINDS OF

PEOPLE. FORMER '"VOLUNTEERS" REJOINED AS -REGULARS", USUALLY ACCEPTING A LESSER

RANK JUST TO STAY IN SERVICE. THESE WERE THE SOLDIERS WHO OCCUPIED THE SOUTH,

PROTECTED WESTERN SETTLERS AND PATROLLED THE MEXICAN BORDER.

"GALVANIZED YANKEES" WERE FORMER WARTIMECONFEDERATE PRISONERS, WHEN THEY PROMISED

TO JOIN THE ARMYAS INDIAN FIGHTERS, THEYWERE RELEASED FROM YANKEE PRISONS.

NEGROES, INCLUDING MANY RECENTLY FREED SLAVES,

WERE CALLED "BUFFALO SOLDiERS'BY THE INDIANS

THEY FOUGHT. THE TENTH CAVALRY WAS A FAMOUSNEGRO REGIMENT.

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