Blizzard Ordeal of a Minnesota Cavalryman

By Marlin Peterson

Military history, Indian wars, story of a quadruple amputee soldier. Benjamin Franklin survived Civil War battles in 1862 and the 1863 and 1864 Dakota Territory Indian campaigns. In December 1865, a fateful trip from Fort Wadsworth Dakota Territory through Browns Station at Lake Traverse bound for Fort Ridgely, Minnesota would change his life forever. The 19th century was not a handicapped friendly time to live. The life of this extraordinary man had its share of mysteries and controversies, a hero or villain, every reader may have a differing opinion.

• Format: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692329226
• ISBN13: 9780692329221
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Marlin Peterson
• Length: 75 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up