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English
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A Virginia Soldier in the Frontier Army : The Letters of Sergeant John R. Whaley, Second U.S. Artillery, 1854-1859
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Military History of the West
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Spring 1999
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29
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63-88
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Virginian John R. Whaley served in the U.S. Army between 1854 and 1859. Whaley's twelve letters to his family include a description of his travels, impressions of Indian Territory and artillery training, and plans for the march to Utah. Whaley also expresses opinions on the presidential election of 1856. [journal abstract]