About the Author

Douglas C. McChristian (1947-2018) was a research historian for the National Park Service and a former National Park Service field historian at Fort Davis and Fort Laramie National Historic Sites and at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. He is the author of numerous books, including Fort Bowie, Arizona: Combat Post of the Southwest, 1858-1894 and Fort Laramie: Military Bastion of the High Plains.

Reviews

"A vivid and dynamic operational history that describes the ebb and flow of events at this key outpost against the colorful backdrop of territorial development and the dramatic Indian campaigns of the Southwest."