My Story
Compliments of the Author to
Anson Mills
Hannah Cassel Mills
ANSON MILLS
Brigadier General, U. S. A.
Edited by C. H. Claudy
PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR 1918
PRESS OF BYRON S. ADAMS WASHINGTON, D. C.
Anson Mills
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MY STORY
CONTENTS
INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS
PREFACE
FOREWORD
FIRST PERIOD
My Ancestors
Privations of the Early Pioneers
Charlotteville Academy
West Point Military Academy
Early Days in Texas
El Paso Experiences
In Washington
My Brothers in Texas
SECOND PERIOD
Four Years of Civil War
After the War
Marriage
THIRD PERIOD
Travels West and East
Nannie's Impressions of the West
Western Experiences
Detail to Paris Exposition
Out West Again
BREVET COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMY
In Washington Again
Consolidation of the El Paso and Juarez Street Railways
The Reformation of El Paso
Mexico
Equitable Distribution of the Waters of the Rio Grande
Boundary Commission
Woman's Suffrage
Prohibition
Trip to Europe With General Miles
My Cartridge Belt Equipment
The League to Enforce Peace
TRIAL BY COMBAT
Personal Trial by Combat
National Trial by Combat
Honolulu
Conclusion
APPENDIX
THE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY
January 22, 1897
Project for a Permanent Military Establishment for the United States
ADDRESS BEFORE THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND
September 15, 1913
ADDRESS BEFORE THE ORDER OF INDIAN WARS, ON "THE BATTLE OF THE ROSEBUD"
March 2, 1917