Project Gutenberg 2011-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 125 McKay, R. H. (Robert Henderson) 1842 1926 McKay, Robert Henderson 19006012 Little Pills, an Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago E-text prepared by David Edwards, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "Little Pills, an Army Story" by R. H. McKay is a historical memoir written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the experiences of the author, a former Acting Assistant Surgeon in the United States Army, as he served on the frontier nearly fifty years earlier, during a time when the vast wilderness was being tamed by civilization. The narrative captures the author's observations and interactions while stationed at various military posts, including San Antonio and Fort Craig, through his lens as a medical officer amidst the complexities of army life and frontier challenges. The opening of the memoir details McKay's reflections on his motivation to write these experiences for his children, illustrating the contrast between the past and a rapidly changing contemporary world. He describes the rigorous examination he underwent to join the army, leading to his assignment in the Department of the Missouri. As he navigates through military life, he vividly depicts the structure of army society, his impressions of different officers, and the stark realities of the frontier, including encounters with civilians and Native Americans. Themes of duty, service, and the ruggedness of frontier life emerge as McKay sets the stage for the many stories and reflections to come in his narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) United States. Army -- Military life F590.3 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 297094 2025-08-14T14:48:45.840346 text/html 297123 2011-04-26T17:25:23 text/html 462443 2025-08-14T14:48:52.260267 application/epub+zip 464014 2025-08-14T14:48:48.566310 application/epub+zip 172833 2025-08-14T14:48:47.447275 application/epub+zip 620787 2025-08-14T14:48:55.198248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594696 2025-08-14T14:48:51.540252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219946 2022-09-16T12:42:52.934916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279698 2025-08-14T14:48:45.421310 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 279514 2011-04-26T17:18:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 279524 2011-04-26T17:18:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20715 2025-08-14T14:48:55.328226 application/rdf+xml 13903 2025-08-14T14:48:47.946281 image/jpeg 3888 2025-08-14T14:48:47.695269 image/jpeg 103398 2011-04-26T17:18:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 359527 2011-04-26T17:28:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 103405 2011-04-26T17:18:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 430420 2025-08-14T14:48:45.878268 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog