US Cavalryman 1865–90

This illustrated guide explores the role of the US cavalryman during these tumultuous years on the American frontier.

This source of information on the weapons, equipment and tactics of the horse soldiers of the US Cavalry from the end of the Civil War to Wounded Knee features exploded and cutaway artwork showing details of equipment and weaponry.

The period 1865-90 was one of unparalleled change in American frontier history.

This span of 25 years witnessed the end of the traditional nomadic lifestyle of the plains Indians, the colonisation of the West by white settlers, and the first experience of the US army in fighting a form of irregular warfare for which its soldiers and commanders were untrained, and its equipment unsuited. That they acquitted themselves so well in the face of bureaucratic meddling, poor supply and appalling climatic conditions, speaks highly of the tenacity and physical toughness of the volunteers who served in the West.

This illustrated guide explores the role of the US cavalryman during these tumultuous years.