This is the second volume of a trilogy, chronicling the life of Col. John Francis Hamtramck.  Volume II deals with the middle years of his career, from 1783-1791. Those were the years when he moved to the frontier, years in which he matured into a seasoned, field grade officer. They were also years of terror, for not unlike today, death could strike without warning and Indian warriors scalped soldiers and civilians with equal ruthlessness. The tempo of that terror gradually escalated until no alternative remained but unrestricted, all-out war.