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Collection Reference Number GLC07231.01
From Archive Folder Letters from Aaron D. Stevens to his brother and sisters 
Title Aaron D. Stevens to his sister about life in the army
Date 30 June 1853
Author Stevens, Aaron D. (1831-1860)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Describes time at Fort Massachusetts in the New Mexico Territory. Tells of joining the dragoons and their confrontations with Native Americans, including Navajos ("Navhoes") and the Utah nation.
Subjects John Brown  Slavery  African American History  Abolition  Soldier's Letter  Military History  American Indian History  American West  
People Stevens, Aaron D. (1831-1860)  Brown, John (1800-1859)  
Place written Fort Massachusetts, New Mexico
Theme Children & Family; Native Americans; Westward Expansion
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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