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First published as TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION in 1941, this rare volume of Civil War-era letters relates the poignant experiences of an English immigrant in the service of the United States Army. After Frank Clarkes tragic death in 1862, his wife Mary corresponded with his English mother, detailing the daily struggles of a military widow and her five sons in frontier Kansas. 12 halftones .
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Above a Common Soldier : Frank and Mary Clarke in the American West and the Civil War
author
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Clarke, Charles Francis.; Clarke, Mary; Miller, Darlis A.
publisher
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University of New Mexico
isbn10 | asin
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0826317995
print isbn13
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9780826317995
ebook isbn13
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9780585187235
language
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English
subject
Clarke, Charles Francis,--1827-1862--Correspondence, Clarke, Mary--(Mary McGowan)--Correspondence, Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Correspondence, Soldiers--West (U.S.)--Correspondence, Women pioneers--West (U.S.)--Correspondence, Frontier and pioneer life--West (
publication date
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1997
lcc
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F596.C43 1997eb
ddc
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978/.02/0922
subject
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Clarke, Charles Francis,--1827-1862--Correspondence, Clarke, Mary--(Mary McGowan)--Correspondence, Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Correspondence, Soldiers--West (U.S.)--Correspondence, Women pioneers--West (U.S.)--Correspondence, Frontier and pioneer life--West (
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Above a Common Soldier
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Captain Charles Francis (Frank) Clarke, 1862
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Above a Common Soldier
Frank and Mary Clarke in the American West nd Civil War
Revised Edition
Edited By Darlis A. Miller
University of New Mexico Press Albuquerque
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First published by the University of New Mexico Press in 1941.
Introduction, chapter introductions, and bibliography 1997 by the University of New Mexico Press All rights reserved. Second Edition
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Clarke, Charles Francis, 1827-1862. [To form a more perfect union] Above a common soldier: Frank and Mary Clarke in the American West and Civil War, from their letters, 1847-1872 / edited and with an introduction by Darlis A. Miller. p. cm. Originally published: To form a more perfect union. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1941. With new introduction, chapter introductions and bibliographies. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8263-1799-5 1. Clarke, Charles Francis, 1827-1862Correspondence. 2. Clarke, Mary (Mary McGowan)Correspondence. 3. PioneersWest (U.S.)Correspondence. 4. SoldiersWest (U. S.)Correspondence. 5. Women pioneersWest (U. S.)Correspondence. 6. Frontier and pioneer lifeWest (U.S.) 7. United States. ArmyMilitary lifeHistory19th century. 8. KansasHistory1854-1861. I. Clarke, Mary (Mary McGowan) II. Miller, Darlis A., 1939- . III. Title. F596.c43 1997 978'.02'0922-dc21 97-4686 CIP
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To Bess Talley
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Contents
Introduction
ix
One: The West Beckons, 1847-1849
1
Two: With the First Dragoons, 1849-1854
19
Three: Civilians Again, 1854-1861
50
Four: A Civil War Tragedy, 1861-1863
72
Five: "A Bird Alone," 1863-1865
105
Six: Junction City, Kansas 1865-1872
129
Epilogue
189
Notes
193
Bibliography
209
Index
215
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Introduction
Shortly after his arrival in the United States in the summer of 1847, twenty-year-old Charles Francis (Frank) Clarke regretted ever having left his native England. Like so many of his countrymen, he had succumbed to the "American fever" then spreading across Europe like an uncontrollable virus and causing thousands upon tens of thousands of emigrants to cross the seas and look for a better life. But Frank could explain his wanderlust to family and friends only by saying that a madness had come over him"I had lost the proper use of my senses.... I knew not what I was about."1
The son of a Suffolk County clergyman, Frank had been raised in a financially stable household and, at the time of his flight, was studying law with Mr. John Jeffes and a Mr. Hazard, solicitors of Harleston in Norfolk. Dazzled perhaps by prospects of adventure and economic success, Frank apparently left London for the United States without properly taking leave of his family and mentors. But the American Dream soon lost some of its allure, as Clarke struggled to make a living on the Wisconsin frontier. After two unsuccessful years of searching for a profitable venture, Clarke was forced to join the United States regular army to support himself. Given his education and family background, he was a cut "above a common soldier," as his mother reminded him. She exhorted him in a letter to maintain his good character while he made the best of his time in the army.2
Within fifteen months of enlisting, Frank married young Mary McGowan, a native of Ireland, who, to escape a cruel stepmother, emigrated to the United States in about 1850 with an older married sister and her husband.3 A working-class woman and not as well educated as Frank, Mary later demonstrated such extraordinary resolve that she, too, stands above
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