U.S. Army Military History Institute Biographies 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5021 30 May 2012
CHARLES KING
A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources
CONTENTS General Sources…...p.1 His Novels...... p.2 His Nonfiction...... p.4
GENERAL SOURCES
Brown, W.C. "A Tribute to General Charles King." Cavalry Journal (May/Jun 1933): pp. 43-45. Per. Includes photo of King.
_____. "Charles King." Sixty-fourth Annual Report of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. West Point: The Association, 1933. pp. 57-67. U410.K1. Includes photo; slightly different version of tribute cited above.
Dornbusch, C.E. Charles King, American Army Novelist: A Bibliography from the Collection of the National Library of Australia, Canberra. Cornwallville, NY: Hope Farm Press, 1963. pp. 17-18. Z8464.35.D6.
King, Charles. Campaigning With Crook and Stories of Army Life. NY: Harper, 1890. 295 p. #303-5CAV.1980.
_____. Indian Campaigns: Sketches of Cavalry Service in Arizona and on the Northern Plains. Ft Collins, CO: Old Army Press, 1984. 130 p. E81.K46.
Knight, Oliver. Life and Manners in the Frontier Army. Norman: U of OK, 1977. 280 p. F593.K56. Based on King's novels. See index.
Russell, Don. Campaigning with King: Charles King, Chronicler of the Old Army. Lincoln, NE: U NE, 1991. 187 p. E181.K5.R87. Charles King p.2
Who Was Who in American History--The Military. Chicago: Marquis, 1975. p. 306. Ref. Outlines his military career.
See also: -1891 handwritten note by King, transcribing an excerpt from one of his novels, Arch. -Photos of him appear in frontispieces of The Story of Fort Frayne (1895) PZ3.K58St. Trumpeter Fred (1896) PZ3.K58Tru. A Wounded Name (1898) PZ3.K58Wo.
HIS NOVELS
NOTE: About half of his nearly 50 novels are held here.
An Apache Princess: A Tale of the Indian frontier. NY: Hobart, 1903. 328 p. PZ3.K58Ap.
An Army Wife. NY: Hobard, 1901. 278 p. PZ3.K56Ar.
Between the Lines: A Story of the War. NY: Harper, 1889. 312 p. PZ3.K58.B3.
Cadet Days: A Story of West Point. NY: Harper, 1894. 293 p. PZ3.K58C.
Captured: The Story of Sandy Ray. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1906. 349 p. PZ3.K58Cat.
The Colonel's Daughter; Or, Winning His Spurs. Phila: Lippincott, 1886. 440 p. PZ3.K58Col.
Comrades in Arms: A Tale of Two Hemispheres. NY: Hobart, 1904. 350 p. PZ3.K58Co.
A Conquering Corps Badge, and Other Stories of the Philippines. Milwaukee: Rhoades, 1902. 369 p. PZ3.K58Con.
A Daughter of the Sioux: A Tale of the Indian Frontier. NY: North River, 1902. 306 p. PZ3.K58D.
Foes in Ambush. Phila: J.B. Lippincott, 1893. 263 p. PS2172.F56.
Fort Frayne. NY: Hobart, 1901. 289 p. PZ3.K58For4.
Found in the Philippines. NY: Hurst, 1901. 342 p. PZ3.K58Fou.
A Garrison Tangle. NY: Neely, 1896. 280 p. PZ3.K58Ga. Charles King p.3
An Initial Experience, and Other Stories. Phila: Lippincott, 1897. 254 p. PZ1.K58In.
The Iron Brigade: A Story of the Army of the Potomac. NY: Dillingham, 1902. 379 p. PZ3.K58Ir.
Kitty's Conquest. Phila: Lippincott, 1884. 302 p. PZ3.K58Ki.
A Knight of Columbia: A Story of the War. NY: Hobart, 1904. 348 p. PZ3.K58Kn.
The Medal of Honor: A Story of Peace and War. NY: Claflin, 1905. 348 p. PZ3.K58Me.
Norman Holt: A Story of the Army of the Cumberland. NY: Dillingham, 1901. 346 p. PZ3.K58No.
The Rock of Chickamauga. NY: Dillingham, 1907. 397 p. PZ3.K58Ro.
A Soldier's Trial: An Episode of the Canteen Crusade. NY: Hobart, 1905. 333 p. PZ3.K58So.
Starlight Ranch: and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier. Phila: Lippincott, 1890. 260 p. PZ3.K58Sta.
The Story of Fort Frayne. NY: Neely, 1895. 310 p. PZ3.K58St.
To the Front: A Sequel to Cadet Days. NY: Harper, 1908. 260 p. PZ3.K58To.
Trumpeter Fred. NY: Hurst, 1901. 201 p. PZ3.K58.
Two Soldiers and Dunraven Ranch. Phila: Lippincott, 1891. 263 p. PZ3.K58Two.
Under Fire. Phila: Lippincott, 1903. 511 p. PZ3.K58Un.
Warrior Gap: A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. NY: Neely, 1898. 277 p. PZ3.K56Wa.
A War-Time Wooing: A Story. NY: Harper, 1888. 195 p. PZ3.K58Wa.
A Wounded Name. NY: Neely, 1898. 353 p. PZ3.K58Wo.
See also: -"The Colonel's Daughter...." Reproduction of typescript summarizing plots of King's novels, n.d. 22 p. PZ3.K58. Charles King p.4
HIS NON-FICTION
Cadet Life at West Point. pp. 196-219. U410.P1.K5.
Campaigning with Crook, and Stories of Army Life. NY: Harper, 1890. 295 p. #303-5CAV.1890.
Famous and Decisive Battles of the World. Or, History from the Battle-field. Phila: Cincinnati, OH: McCurdy, 1884. 752 p. D25.K51.
Gainesville, August 28th, 1862. Milwaukee: Burdick and Allen, 1903. 27 p. E473.33K5.
Indian Campaigns: Sketches of Cavalry Service in Arizona and on the Northern Plains. [Edited by Harry H. Anderson] Ft Collins, CO: Old Army Press, 1984. 130 p. E81.K46.
King on Custer: An Annotated Bibliography. n.p., n.d. Z8464.35.H43.
The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King.... 6 vols. NY: Putnam's, 1894-1900. E302.K54.
Major-General George Crook, United States Army. A Paper Read before the Commandery of Wisconsin, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, April 2, 1890. Milwaukee: Burdick, Armitage & Allen, 1890. 20 p. E83.866.C94.
Trials of a Staff-Officer. Phila: Hamersly, 1891. 214 p. U766.K56.
The True Ulysses S. Grant. Phila: Lippincott, 1914. 400 p. E672.K53.