Army episodes and anecdotes; or Life at Vancouver Barracks. The romance and the reality of the frontier 1853-1893Anderson, Thomas McArthur, 1836-1917engA history of Vancouver Barracks (later Fort Vancouver), the Indian wars, the San Juan Islands boundary dispute, and the death of Gen. Canby. The manuscript also contains copies of letters from Dr. William C. McKay, Ranald Macdonald, Gen. C. C. Augur's account of the wars in southern Oregon, and a list of deceased officers who served at Vancouver Barracks, 1849-93. The work consists of a summary of 18 chapters, an appendix, and the complete text of chapters 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 17 and appendices 1-3 and 5.General Thomas Anderson, was colonel of the 14th Infantry and in command at Vancouver Barracks for many years.Typed bound transcript available in the collection.Available on microfilm.Chapter 11 which is included in the list of chapters but is not in the manuscript, was probably used by Anderson for his article "The Vancouver Reservation Case. A Legal Romance," Oregon Historical Quarterly. VIII (1907): 219-230.