Lost in Indian Country

This story is about a soldier, Alvin Scott, who is ambushed by Indians while on patrol in the 1860s. The patrol is killed, but Alvin is just wounded badly and is unconscious. An Indian woman, who had been kicked out of her tribe, watches the ambush from a rocky crag high above the ambush. She comes to the scene after the Indians leave to scavenge anything she can use. She finds Alvin is alive and is lying on his rifle. She knows Alvin will be essential to her surviving if she can save him.
She takes him back to a cave where she is living, tends to his wounds, and saves his life. They survive together, and gratitude slowly turns to like and like to love. This story is an adventure with several tragedies and love stories.