Publisher's Synopsis
"Two Wars on the Frontier is the journal of A. J. Carlson, a Minnesota soldier, who fought in both the US-Dakota War of 1862, and for the Union Army in the Civil War. On August 21, 1862, A. J. enlisted in Company H, Ninth Minnesota Regiment, which was composed primarily of men from Carver County, Minnesota. Because the US-Dakota War had begun three days prior, A. J.'s company was retained in Minnesota to assist with this war. A. J. relates daily experiences including his observation in the front row guarding the gallows, as 38 Indians were hung at Mankato, Minnesota. On October, 1863, Company H left Fort Abercrombie, Dakota Territory for Fort Snelling, then headed down the. Mississippi River to fight in the Civil War"--Page 4 of cover.
