Custer's Other Brother-in-Law, the Orders Book of Lieutenant Frederic Calhoun

This book is a must-have for anyone learning about the United States Army in the late 1800s. George Armstrong Custer fought in the Great Sioux War with his brothers-in-law Miles Moylan and James Calhoun. While Custer and James Calhoun died at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, His other brother-in-law, Frederic Calhoun fought in the Great Sioux War with the 14th Infantry Regiment, and survived. After the deaths of Custer and his favorite officers, known as the Custer Clique, Frederic Calhoun spent the rest of his career with his regiment, serving in the American West. This book captures his career, from his selection as an officer, the orders and assignments he received, to his retirement. Experiences which mirror those of many other officers on the frontier. This unique book includes scans of pages from his orders book, with a typed transcription of that page, facing it. This book includes a biography of Frederic Calhoun, as well as a history of the 14th Infantry Regiment in the late 19th century.