An account of the military career of Reuben F. Bernard draws from the general's official and personal correspondence, his diary, and the recollections of retired officers who served with him, to tell of his service in the Civil War and his participation in the Indian wars, including campaigns against the Apache, Modoc, and Paiute.

Originally published: Washington, D.C. : United States Cavalry Association, 1936. Includes maps of: Locations of General Reuben F. Bernard's First Fifteen Fights and Scrimmages; Part of Virginia, Showing Locations of Bernard's Fights 16 to 80, Inclusive; Eastern Oregon, Showing Scene of Bernard's Campaign against the Snake Indians and the Location of His 81st Fight; ; Part of Arizona and New Mexico, Showing Locations of Bernard's Fights Numbers 82 to 92, Inclusive; Scene of the Modoc War, 1872-1873, Showing Locations of Bernard's Fights 93-98, Inclusive; Scene of the Bannock War, 1878, Showing Locations of Bernard's Fights 99-101; Middle Idaho, Showing Scene of Bernard's 1879 Campaigns; Southeastern Arizona, Showing Scene of Bernard's 1881 Campaign and Locations of His Fights 102-103.