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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. vii, [5], 228 pages. RARE. 6-Guns #1751 Howes P-514 (or P-571 in another source), Wheat #160, Mintz #374 Herd #1823, Graff 3333. Not in Dornbusch. Cover has minor wear and soiling. Lengthy inscription by descendent on fep. Inscription reads: November 9, 1978 Bethesda, Maryland To: Brian and Jody: This book was written by my mother's Grand father about some of his experiences in the early times in our great country. Hope you will enjoy having it. Best personal regards, George E. Walton. The Preface states that this was printed for the Potter family, his children and grandchildren. The Preface was written by George C. Sprague. Theodore Edgar Potter (1832-1910) was a member of the 1st Minnesota Cavalry Regiment which served in the U.S. Civil War. Includes chapters entitled: Boyhood Days, Across the Plains, In the Rockies, Across the Desert, Golden California, With the Sonora Grays, Under Walker in Nicaragua, Still a Wanderer, Early Days in Minnesota, The Sioux War, The Dakota Campaign, Under Thomas in Tennessee, and The Capture of the Younger Brothers. The Sonora Grays were apparently a California State militia company associated with Columbia, Tuolumne County. Capt. T. E. Potter. The career of this distinguished pioneer. Indian fighter and gold hunter is of interest to all readers of the history of our country. He was born in Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan, March 10, 1832. and was the first white child born in Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan, his birthplace being the first plastered house in the village, In the spring of 1857 he went to Minnesota with a surveying party, but it being at the time of the Spirit Lake War in southwestern Minnesota, he was given a commission as Captain of militia by the Governor of that State. In 1862, at the breaking out of the Sioux War, he took command of the Grayhorse Calvary and was at the siege of New Ulm, which lasted six days. He had charge of the only real frontier company, nearly every man of which had lost some members of his family by the Indians. He was present at the the execution of the thirty-eight chiefs at Mankato, Minnesota. He distinguished himself as an Indian fighter and had his horse shot from under him and was slightly wounded in the face. After the close of the Indian war, Capt. Potter organized the Eleventh Minnesota Regiment and went to the front in the War of the rebellion., as Captain of Company C, of that regiment. He participated in the battle of Nashville. …