Abstract Frazier Augustus Boutelle was an officer in the U.S. Army, fighting in the Civil War, the Indian Wars and working as a recruiter in World War I. Frazier Boutelle, 2nd Lieutenant, First U.S. Cavalry Regiment, fired the first shot of the Modoc War (1872-1873) during the Lost River Battle in November 1872. Collection consist of a box with 5 folders, containing copies of handwritten letters by Frazier Augustus Boutelle, 2nd Lieutenant, First U.S. Cavalry Regiment, dating back to 1869, 1873-1873...