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'''Edward Samuel Farrow''' (April 20, 1855 – September 8, 1926) was a United States Army officer, author, and educator best known for his contributions to military training and reference works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<ref>Edward Samuel Farrow, ''Mountain Scouting: A Handbook for Officers and Soldiers on the Frontiers'' (University of Oklahoma Press, 2000),4-6. </ref> born in Worcester County, Maryland, was an author and a commander in the American Indian Wars of the late 19th century. He is particularly known for his service in the Sheepeater Indian War.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Carrey|first1=John|last2=Cort|first2=Conley|title=The Middle Fork: A Guide|publisher=Backeddy Books}}</ref> Farrow was a graduate of the West Point Military Academy in 1876, and was a commanding officer of Indian Scouts in the Departments of the Columbia.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Farrow|first1=Edward S|title=Mountain Scouting – A Handbook for Officers and Soldiers on the Frontier|date=1881|publisher=CreateSpace Publishing|location=New York|isbn=9781493726318|page=3}}</ref> He went on to become Assistant Instructor of Tactics at the US Military Academy (West Point), and published prolifically on the subject of Native American Indians, Military Training, and Mountain Scouting.
==Works== * {{cite book |last1= Farrow |first1= Edward S. |orig-year= First published in 1881 |title= Mountain scouting: a hand-book for officers and soldiers on the frontiers |type= Print book |others= Foreword by Jerome A. Greene |year= 2000 |location= Norman, Oklahoma |publisher= University of Oklahoma Press |publication-date= 2000 |isbn= 978-0-8061-3209-9 |oclc= 42765211 }} * ''A Military System of Gymnastics Exercises and a System of Swimming'' * ''Farrows Manual on Military Training'' (1920) * ''American Small Arms - A veritable Encyclopedia of Knowledge for Sportsmen and Military Men'' * {{cite book |last1= Farrow |first1= Edward Samuel |year= 1895 |orig-year= First published in 1885 |title= Farrow's Military Encyclopedia; A Dictionary of Military Knowledge |type= Print book |edition= 2nd |location= New York |publisher= Military-Naval Publishing Company |oclc= 993066046 |volume=3 volumes; illustrated with maps and about three thousand wood engravings}} * ''Mineral Resources of Bland County in Southwestern Virginia'' * {{cite book |last1= Farrow |first1= Edward S. |year= 1918 |title= A dictionary of military terms |type= Print book |edition= Rev. |location= New York |publisher= Thomas Y. Crowell Co. |oclc= 1266763 }} * ''Gas Warfare''
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