Saber Rattling in Strawberry Valley: The 1888 Encampment of the US Army in Utah

Written by Christopher W. Merritt, Ph.D., Utah State Historic Preservation Officer Over 900 soldiers from the Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery branches of the United States …

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