160 The West: Combat

This episode follows up with the previous. After focusing on what
it was like to serve in the west after the Civil War, we close
the circle with this episode where we focus on the campagin trail
and combat. Rather than fighting standing armies as had occured
in the Civil War, the 'wars' more often than not, these brushes
with violence could be called skrimishes rather than set piece
battles. Regardless of the size of the battles, combat was a very
personal and, in many cases, terrifying experience. Some men
excelled, others did not. Nevertheless, the crucible of serving
on the frontier would propel the army to change at the end of the
century.


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