With his homeland overrun and devastated during the Civil War, Virginian John Hunton turned his eyes westward and, in 1867, traveled to Wyoming Territory's Fort Laramie, bastion of the plains and headquarters for military operations against the Sioux and other Indian Nations.....In 1873, Mr. Hunton began to record the story of his life and experiences i his diaries, which ultimately spanned more than half a century.