He also participated in the relief of Peking during the Boxer rebellion. This is an uncensored picture of enlisted life.
A very detailed history and legal discussion of the many times the federal troops were used in Federal Domestic Disturbances between 1787-1903This book has reproductions of the original Congressional documents and a complete index.
Biography of a sailor who worked as a "coal passer". Covers various tours of duty, from 1888 to 1901.