“A sergeant and 10 men–all that could be spared from the little command–were left behind to guard the post and our small family. Those in the guardhouse were taken on the scout. I was left in command of Fort Fillmore; all public funds were turned over to me, and the sergeant reported to me everyContinue reading “Three excerpts from I Married a Soldier, by Lydia Spencer Lane, circa 1860”
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