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My story / by Anson Mills ; edited by C.H. Claudy.

Title
My story / by Anson Mills ; edited by C.H. Claudy.
Author
Mills, Anson, 1834-
Publication
Washington, D.C. : The author, 1918.

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  • Claudy, C. H. (Carl Harry), 1879-1957
  • Rogers Memorial Collection. the
Description
412 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports.; 22 cm.
Summary
In this classic work of a 19th century United States Army Officer, Anson Mills gives an autobiographical look at his extraordinary life. Anson Mills (August 31, 1834 – November 5, 1924) was an inventor, entrepreneur, developer, pioneer, and brigadier general, and both named and created the first plans for the city of El Paso, Texas.
Uniform Title
Western Americana, 1550-1900 reel 371, no. 3638.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Biographies
  • History
  • Personal narratives
Bibliography (note)
  • Index to illustrations, pp. 9-10.
Indexed In (note)
  • Eberstadt
  • Howes, U.S.iana
  • Dornbusch, C.E. Military bibliography of the Civil War
  • Howes, W.U.S.iana, 1650-1950 (1962 edition)
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Preface / Nelson A. Miles -- First period: My ancestors ; Privations of early pioneers ; Charlotteville Academy ; West Point Military Academy ; Early days in Texas ; El Paso experiences ; In Washington ; My brothers in Texas -- Second period: Four years of Civil War ; After the War ; Marriage -- Third period: Travels west and east ; Nannie's impressions of the West ; Western experiences ; Detail to Paris Exposition ; Out west again ; Brevet commissions in the army ; In Washington again ; Consolidation of El Paso and Juarez street railways ; The reformation of El Paso ; Mexico ; Equitable distribution of the waters of the Rio Grande ; Boundary Commission ; Woman's suffrage ; Prohibition ; Trip to Europe with General Miles ; My cartridge belt equipment ; The League to Enforce Peace ; Trial by combat ; Personal trial by combat ; National trial by combat ; Honolulu ; Conclusion -- Appendices: The organization and administrations of the United States Army ; Address before the Society of the Army of the Cumberland ; Address before the Order of Indian Wars, on "The Battle of the Rosebud".
LCCN
^^^18008693^
OCLC
  • 2416787
  • SCSB-10602450
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library