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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS AND MAGAZINES   CAMP CHASE GAZETTE - P.O. Box 707 Marietta, Ohio, 45750. The leading civil war reenacting publication; it is well worth the $24.00 per year subscription fee.  Lots of good information and upcoming events. CIVIL WAR COURIER - 1(800)418-1861 or e-mail: galprint@localnet.com Call for a free sample copy- An excellent publication relative to all theatres of the war. CIVIL WAR NEWS - Rt. 1, Box 36, Tunbridge, Vt. 05077. An excellent publication in newspaper fashion (size compares with the New York Times) with very indepth information and advertising.   Books Every Trooper Should Own and Read   THE HORSE SOLDIER 1776-1943, VOL. II 1851 - 1880 by Randy Steffen Oklahoma University Press 1978. Probably the first book you should own, this is the "bible" of Cavalry re-enacting; illustrations and regulations of every garment, accoutrement, saddle and weapon that you will ever use. COOKE'S CAVALRY TACTICS by Philip St. George Cooke, Brig. Gen. U.S. Army, Lippincott Publications, Philadelphia, 1862. The manual proposed for cavalry organization and tactics during and after the Cavil War. SIMPLIFIED COOKE'S CAVALRY TACTICS by Michael. E. Brown 1989. A very good, easy to read, clarification of Cooke's for those who don't want to pour through all the Regiment, Battalion, etc. to find good working info for the platoon.  Can be purchased from Frazer Bros. for about $10. FORTY MILES A DAY ON BEANS AND HAY, THE ENLISTED SOLDIER FIGHTING THE INDIAN WARS by Don Rickey Jr. Oklahoma Univ. Press 1963 A very good generic description of the daily life of the 1870's soldier. FRONTIER REGULARS, THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND THE INDIAN, 1866-1891 by Robert M. Utley. Nebraska University Press, 1973. An excellent work about Indian wars army life. HARD TACK & COFFEE, THE UNWRITTEN STORY OF ARMY LIFE by John D. Billings Nebraska University Press, 1993. Reprinted from the 1887 edition, this book is the original Civil War version of "40 Miles" written by somebody who was there. UNITED STATES MILITARY SADDLES 1812-1943 by Randy Steffen Oklahoma University Press, 1973. An excellent book on the history of the military saddle.   Great Books about the 4th U.S. Cavalry   CROSSING THE BORDER WITH THE 4th CAVALRY, MACKENZIE'S RAID INTO MEXICO in 1873 - by Richard A. Thompson Texian Press, Waco, 1986. A re-enactor's research and study into this infamous raid. This raid is the basis for the John Wayne movie "Rio Grande". THE OLD SERGEANT'S STORY - by Captain Robert G. Carter, Hitchcock Press, 1926 An unusual biography of Sgt. John Charlton's days in the 4th Cavalry through his letters to Capt. Carter. ON THE BORDER WITH MACKENZIE - by Capt. Robert G Carter, about l910. First hand account of the 4th Cavalry in the Texas years. R.S. MACKENZIE ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER - by Ernest Wallace Texas A&M Press, 1993. A reprint of the 1964 version of the 4th Cavalry and it's Texas campaigns. THE DULL KNIFE BATTLE - by Fred if Werner Werner Publications, 1981. Great recap of the 4th Cavalry's key role in this 1876 Powder River Campaign battle. MACKENZIE'S LAST FIGHT WITH THE CHEYENNES - by Capt John G. Bourke The Military Service Institution, 1890. A first hand account of a 3rd Cavalry officer with Mackenzie at the Dull Knife Battle. R. S. MACKENZIE'S OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE IN TEXAS - by the West Texas Museum Association, 1968. A collection of Mackenzie's letters to Sherman, Sheridan etc.  A genuine collector's item. THE WARREN WAGONTRAIN RAID - by Benjamin Capps. SMU Press, 1974. The raid and the 4th Cavalry's participation in the aftermath.   Key Books about Ranald S. Mackenzie   BAD HAND - by Charles M Robinson Ill. State House Press, 1993 Interesting biography of Ranald S. Mackenzie. MEN OF FIBER - by J. Evets HaIey. Carl Hertzog, El Paso, 1963. Brief biography along with those of John R. Baylor, Quanah Parker, Andre Jackson Potter and Bob Beverly. THE MOST PROMISING YOUNG OFFICER - by Michael D. Pierce. Oklahoma University Press, 1991. An excellent book about the life of Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie. RANALD S. MACKENZIE, BRAVE CAVALRY COLONEL - by J'Neill L. Pate. Eakin Press, Austin, 1994. A children's book, but good reading and informative at any level.   Books About Fort Griffin   THE BUFFALO HUNTERS - by Charles M. Robinson III State House Press, 1995. Info about Fort Griffin. P.121- 123.  Photos, photos p.128-l30. FORT GRIFFIN ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER - by Carl Coke Rister. Oklahoma University Press, 1956. Good general history of the area, civilians and military activities FRONTIER FORT OF TEXAS - by Charles M. Robinson III Lone Star Books, 1986. A good book of short reports on the early forts. IF THESE WALLS COULD SPEAK, HISTORIC FORTS OF TEXAS - by Robert M. Utley. Texas University Press, Austin, 1985. Chapter on Fort Griffin, p41. Includes paintings by J. U. Salvant of the bakery, officers quarters and the mess hall we restored in 1995.   The Fort Griffin Frontier   THE FRONTIER WORLD FORT GRIFFIN, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A WESTERN TOWN - by Charles Robinson III. Arthur H. Clark Co., 1992. An interesting look at the 'Flat' and ifs notorious characters and history.   Books About the 5th Texas Cavalry & Artillery   BATTLE IN THE BAYOU COUNTRY - by Morris Raphael. Harlo, Detroit, 1975. A good description of the battles of the Teche Campaign of 1863. BATTLE OF GLORIETTA, THE - by Don F. Alberts. Texas A&M Press, 1998. An excellent book about this phase of the New Mexico Campaign as told by one of the OFGMR honorary members. Great reading. Charts and maps are done by another honorary member, Don Frazier. BATTLE OF GLORIETA PASS, THE - by Thomas Edrington and John Taylor. U.N.M. Press, 1998. Another view of the New Mexico Campaign. BLOOD AND TREASURE, A Confederate Empire in the South - by Dr Donald Frazier. Texas A&M Press, 1995. A superb and exciting rendition of the New Mexico Campaign from information gleaned from diaries and writings of the Texans who did it.  The author is an honorary member of the OFGMR. CAMPAIGN FROM SANTA FE TO THE MISSISSIPPI - by Theophilis Noel, 1865. A narrative of the entire war by a newspaperman enlisted in the Sibley/Green Brigade. Out of Print. THE CONFEDERATE ARMY OF NEW MEXICO - by Martin H. Hall Presidial Press, 1978. Rosters and history of the 4th, 5th & 7th Texas Cavalries and Artilleries in 1862.   Books About Tom Green   TOM GREEN, A FIGHTIN' TEXAN - by Odie Faulk. Texian Press, Waco, 1963. A very easy to read interesting book about Tom Green's early life up to the Civil War. TEN MORE TEXINS IN GRAY - by W. C. Nunn Hillsboro J. C. Press, 1980. Includes essays on Torn Green and Henry Hopkins Sibley. VALOR IN GRAY: THE RECIPIENT OF THE CONFEDERATE MEDAL OF HONOR - by Gregg S. Clemmer. Hearthside, Virginia. 1996. Chapter 31- General Tom Green, The Fightin' Texan.   Additional Books About the 5th Texas Cavalry & The Sibley Brigade   THE CONFEDERATE INVASION OF NEW MEXICO - by Robert Lee Kerby. Westernlore Press, 1981. A readable version of the New Mexico Campaign. COTTON CLADS! THE BATTLE OF GALVESTON & DEFENSE OF THE TEXAS COAST - by Dr Don Frazier Civil War Campaigns & Commanders Series, Ryan Place Pub,. Ft. Worth, 1996. Terrific report of a glorious victory of Torn Green and the 5th Texas. REBELS ON THE RIO GRANDE, THE CIVIL WAR JOURNAL OF A. B. PETICOLAS - by Don Alberts. Merit Press, 1993. Peticolas was actually in the 4th Texas but his journal tells a super story of the entire brigade in the New Mexico Campaign. SIBLEY'S NEW MEXICO CAMPAIGN - by Martin H. Hall. Texas University Press, 1961. Hall's first volume about the New Mexico Campaign of 1862. WESTWARD THE TEXANS - edited by Jerry D. Thompson. U.T.E.P. Press, 1990. Diary of W. R. Howell, 5th Texas Co. C trooper in New Mexico. CIVIL WAR IN TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO TERRITORY - by SteverCottrell and Illustrated by Andy Thomas. Pelican Publishing Co., Gretna, La., 1998. An interesting, almost fiction like, telling of the New Mexico Campaign.  Worth reading, even if a bit loose with some of the details imparted.   Reading About the 2nd U.S. Cavalry   CRY COMANCHE - by Colonel Harold B. Simpson. Hill College Press, Hillsboro, Texas, 1988. An outstanding book from which the unit description on an earlier page in this handbook was taken.  An in depth account of the 2nd Cavalry days in Texas, Col. Simpson has gone into remarkable detail and exhibits extraordinary research. WITHOUT QUARTER, The Wichita Expedition and the Fight on Crooked Creek - by William Y. Chalfant. Oklahoma University Press, 1991. An excellent description of Earl Van Dorn's famous campaign with many photos, charts, maps and illustrations. JEFF DAVIS'S OWN, Cavalry, Comanches and the Battle for the Texas Frontier - by James R Arnold. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2000. An intriguing book detailing the early year history of the 2nd US. Cavalry during it's formation, move to Texas and many of its personalities and behind the scenes happenings.   Suggested Books and Publications for the Ladies of the Garrison   ARMY WIVES ON THE AMERICAN FRONTIER, LIVING BY THE BUGLE - by Anne Bruner Eals. Johnson Books, 1996. Based on writings of more than fifty eastern women who accompanied their husbands to remote army posts in the far west. CALICO CHRONICAL, TEXAS WOMEN AND THEIR FASHIONS 1830-1910 - Betty J, Mills. Texas Tech Press, 1985. A kaleidoscope of clues and clothes. LIFE AND MANNERS IN THE FRONTIER ARMY - by Oliver Knight. Oklahoma University Press, 1978. Life & survival on the frontier, a unique look at the "pecking order" on the military post. LOTTIE DENO, GAMBLING QUEEN OF HEARTS - by Cynthia Rose. Clear Light Pub, Santa Fe, 1994. An excellent updated account of the mysterious lady gambler. THE STORY OF LOTTIE DENO, HER LIFE AND TIMES - by J. Marvin Hunters, 1959. The story of the Angel of San Antonio, the famous lady gambler who frequented the Fort Griffin Flat. VICTORIAN LADY ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER - Edited by C. Richard King Oklahoma University Press, 1971. The Journal of Ann Raney Coleman.