Charles King Papers mssHM 63657-63691
Gayle Richardson
The Huntington Library
May 2020
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San Marino, California 91108
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Charles King papers
Creator:
King, Charles,
1844-1933
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 63657-63691
Physical Description:
1.2 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1875-1954
Date (bulk): 1924-1928
Date (bulk): 1924-1928
Abstract: A collection of correspondence of
Charles King, American soldier, novelist and historian.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Charles King papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of William T. Corbusier, April 1968.
Charles King (1844-1933), was a soldier, novelist and historian; he graduated from West
Point in 1866. In 1871 he was a lieutenant in the U.S. 5th Cavalry under General George
Crook. In 1874, King was shot in the arm during a skirmish with Apache Indians. His wound
forced him to retire from the military in 1879. King then became a teacher of military
science and tactics, and in 1882 he became a colonel in the Wisconsin National Guard. King
wrote many works of fiction and non-fiction about U.S. military history including
Campaigning with Crook, which was published in 1890.
A collection of 44 items which consists primarily of correspondence by Charles King to
fellow soldier George O. Eaton. In these letters, King reminisces about his time in the
military and his involvement in the Indian Wars under General Crook. He writes about Buffalo
Bill; George Crook; George Custer; Sitting Bull; Alfred Terry; the Shoshoni Indians; the
Apache Indians; the Yavapai Indians; and the Wisconsin National Guard. There are also
letters by George O. Eaton and Walter Scribner Schuyler, which are about their experiences
in the U.S. military. The ephemera consists of photographs of George O. Eaton and William
Henry Corbusier (a fellow soldier and addressee in the collection), two printed items and
five newspaper clippings regarding Charles King's military career, George Custer and Buffalo
Bill.
Processed by Brooke Black, May 2002. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid
derived from legacy finding aid.
Arranged alphabetically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Apache Indians -- Wars,
1872-1873
Generals -- United States -- History
Indians of North America -- Wars --
1866-1895
Indians of North America -- Wars --
Arizona
Shoshoni Indians
Yavapai Indians
Arizona -- History -- 19th century
Ephemera
Letters (correspondence)
Photographs
Buffalo Bill,
1846-1917
Corbusier, William Henry,
1844-1930
Crook, George,
1829-1890
Custer, George A. (George
Armstrong), 1839-1876
Eaton, George O., 1848-1930
Schuyler, Walter Scribner, 1850-1932
Sitting Bull,
1831-1890
Terry, Alfred Howe,
1827-1890
United States. Army.
Cavalry, 5th
Wisconsin. National
Guard