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The reminiscences of Major General Zenas R. Bliss, 1854-1876 : from the Texas frontier to the Civil War and back again

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The "Reminiscences" of Maj. Gen. Zenas R. Bliss are a remarkably detailed account of his army service in Texas before and after the Civil War. Many scholars consider Bliss's recollections to be one of the best from a soldier of the "Old Army." It has become a staple primary resource for Texas frontier research for the last three decades. Bliss's memoirs serve as a rare and important window into Texas' military, political, cultural, and geographical history. The memoirs cover Bliss's graduation at West Point in 1854, his antebellum service at Fort Duncan, Camp Hudson, and Fort Davis, as well as his return to the Texas frontier in 1870, and end with his duties at Fort Davis in 1876.

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The "Reminiscences" of Maj. Gen. Zenas R. Bliss are a remarkably detailed account of his army service in Texas before and after the Civil War. Many scholars consider Bliss's recollections to be one of the best from a soldier of the "Old Army." It has become a staple primary resource for Texas frontier research for the last three decades. Bliss's memoirs serve as a rare and important window into Texas' military, political, cultural, and geographical history. The memoirs cover Bliss's graduation at West Point in 1854, his antebellum service at Fort Duncan, Camp Hudson, and Fort Davis, as well as his return to the Texas frontier in 1870, and end with his duties at Fort Davis in 1876.

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Chapter IWest Point to Texas, 1854 -- 3 -- Chapter II Fort Duncan, 1854-1855 -- 16 -- Chapter III Scouting on the Frontier, 1854-1855 -- 41 -- Chapter IV Fort Chadbourne and Fort Davis, 1855 -- 49 -- Chapter V Fort Davis, 1855-1858 -- 73 -- Chapter VI El Paso, Fort Davis, and Indian Scouts, 1858-1859 -- 87 -- Chapter VII People and Places on the Texas Frontier -- 108 -- Chapter VIII Soldier's Life -- 130 -- Chapter IX From Camp Hudson to Fort Mason, 1858 -- 153 -- Chapter X Fort Clark and Camp Hudson, 1859-1860 -- 174 -- Chapter XI Recruits for Texas, 1860 -- 207 -- Chapter XII Fort Quitman, 1861 -- 218 -- Chapter XIII Evacuating West Texas, 1861 -- 230 -- Chapter XIV San Antonio and the Secessionists, 1861-1862 -- 245 -- Chapter XV Life behind Confederate Lines, 1862 -- 276 -- Chapter XVI Return North, 1862 -- 297 -- Chapter XVII Fredericksburg, 1862 -- 311 -- Chapter XVIII Vicksburg and Jackson, 1863 -- 335 -- Chapter XIX Return to the Army of the Potomac, 1863-1864 -- 351 -- Chapter XX The Crater, 1864 -- 366 -- Chapter XXI Restoration, 1865-1867 -- 381 -- Chapter XXII Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip, 1868-1869 -- 400 -- Chapter XXIII Ship Island, Jackson Barracks and Fort Jackson, 1869-1870 -- 415 -- Chapter XXIV Fort Duncan, 1870-1871 -- 425 -- Chapter XXV Fort Duncan and Fort Clark, 1871-1872 -- 443 -- Chapter XXVI Fort Stockton and Fort Davis, 1872-1874 -- 456 -- Chapter XXVII Texas Journeys, 1874-1875 -- 471 -- Chapter XXVIII Forts Bliss and Fort Davis, 1875-1876 -- 482.