The Soldiers Author:David Nevin Part of "The Old West" series. — The Cover: These cavalrymen in action are from Charles Schreyvogel's painting Protecting the Emigrants. Schreyvogel never saw a battle. But after years of travel on the frontier and painstaking research he was able to re-create in great detail the soldiers' galloping horses, their t in cups and skillets, even t... more »he width of their bridles and ammunition belts. The frontis piece photo was made by a soldier-photographer Christian Barthelmess, chief musician of the 22nd Infantry. In it, Barthelmess captures the vulnerability of a young soldier.« less