"Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888" by Frances Marie Antoinette Mack Roe is a compilation of intimate letters that paints a portrait of a woman's life married to an army officer in the American West during the late 1800s. These letters recount the author's journey, starting with her arrival at Fort Lyon, Colorado, and offer a window into the challenges and adventures she faced in a rugged frontier setting. From interactions with Native Americans to the daily grind of military post living, the story explores the isolation, adaptation, and resilience required of women during this period, while interweaving humorous anecdotes and observations about social customs and wildlife encounters, as she finds her place in this stark uncharted world.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888
By Frances Marie Antoinette Mack Roe
Experience the American West in the late 19th century through the eyes of an army wife as she shares her daily struggles, unexpected thrill, and unique encounters in a landscape far from home.
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About the AuthorFrances M. A. Roe, born Frances Marie Antoinette Mack was an American writer. She was the daughter of Ralph Gilbert Make and Mary Colton Mack of Watertown, New York. On August 19, 1871, she married U.S. Army officer Fayette Washington Roe, who ultimately became a Lieutenant Colonel, and was sent to Fort Lyon in Colorado Territory in 1871. She accompanied him and recorded her life during these years in a memoir. While her husband's career has been described as "unremarkable", Roe continues to be known on the basis of her book for the accurate picture of Army life it painted. Black soldiers from this period became known as the "Buffalo Soldiers"; Roe's was the first documented use of the name. Roe said of the Buffalo Soldiers:These ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ are active, intelligent, and resolute men; are perfectly willing to fight the Indians, whenever they may be called upon to do so, and appear to me to be rather superior to the average of white men recruited in time of peace.
Frances M. A. Roe, born Frances Marie Antoinette Mack was an American writer. She was the daughter of Ralph Gilbert Make and Mary Colton Mack of Watertown, New York. On August 19, 1871, she married U.S. Army officer Fayette Washington Roe, who ultimately became a Lieutenant Colonel, and was sent to Fort Lyon in Colorado Territory in 1871. She accompanied him and recorded her life during these years in a memoir. While her husband's career has been described as "unremarkable", Roe continues to be known on the basis of her book for the accurate picture of Army life it painted. Black soldiers from this period became known as the "Buffalo Soldiers"; Roe's was the first documented use of the name. Roe said of the Buffalo Soldiers:These ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ are active, intelligent, and resolute men; are perfectly willing to fight the Indians, whenever they may be called upon to do so, and appear to me to be rather superior to the average of white men recruited in time of peace.
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