CONTENTS

FIRST PERIOD
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My Ancestors[25]
Privations of the Early Pioneers[31]
Charlotteville Academy[37]
West Point Military Academy[41]
Early Days in Texas[48]
El Paso Experiences[51]
In Washington[64]
My Brothers in Texas[69]
SECOND PERIOD
Four Years of Civil War[78]
After the War[102]
Marriage[114]
THIRD PERIOD
Travels West and East[123]
Nannie's Impressions of the West[135]
Western Experiences[152]
Detail to Paris Exposition[177]
Out West Again[186]
Brevet Commissions in the Army[209]
In Washington Again[213]
Consolidation of the El Paso and Juarez Street Railways[251]
The Reformation of El Paso[253]
Mexico[258]
Equitable Distribution of the Waters of the Rio Grande[263]
Boundary Commission[281]
Woman's Suffrage[307]
Prohibition[310]
Trip to Europe with General Miles[312]
My Cartridge Belt Equipment[314]
The League to Enforce Peace[332]
Trial by Combat[341]
Personal Trial by Combat[341]
National Trial by Combat[349]
Honolulu[355]
Conclusion[357]
APPENDICES
The Organization and Administration of the United States Army[361]
Address before the Society of the Army of the Cumberland[382]
Address before the Order of Indian Wars, on "The Battle of the Rosebud"[394]