Volunteer soldiers replaced federal troops in the West during the Civil War and protected the West from Confederate soldiers and from foreign invasion.

Preface -- The Pacific Coast Alerted -- California's Quota -- The Boot Camps of the 1860's -- The Confederates Invade the Southwest -- The West Ousts the Invaders -- The Last California Political Duelist -- The Advance Guard -- The Column Prepares to March -- To Recapture Tucson -- Old Glory Again Flies Over the Rio Grande -- On Duty in Arizona -- On Duty in New Mexico -- Trouble on the Mexican Border -- The Mail Goes Through -- General Connor Commands the District of the Plains -- To the Pacific Northwest -- California Blockhouses -- Dr. Saw-Bones -- The Army Surgeon -- The California Five Hundred -- The Pacific Squadron -- 1861-1866 -- The Soldiers Relief Fund -- The Loyal and the Disloyal -- Peace -- Bibliography -- Index.