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Fort Davis frontier wives face moves and danger with humor
This second installment by Rebecca Hoyt recalls army wives joining husbands on the frontier. They worry most about setting up housekeeping, schooling, and losing contact with friends while auctions at departing posts ease moves. Indians pose real fear, yet disease and childbirth kill more.
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Fort Davis National Historic Site
Rebecca Hoyt
Fort Davis
Nannie Mills
Martha Summerhayes
Arizona