WILLIAM H. CARTER was born in Tennessee in 1851. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1873 and participated in many of the events described in this book. He retired a Major General in 1915. He was also the author of Old Army Sketches, and Horses, Saddles, and Bridles.JOHN M. CARROLL of Bryan, Texas, is a well-known military historian. He has authored or edited over 200 publications, including Custer in Texas, The Black Military Experience of the American West, and Von Schmidt the Complete Illustrator.