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George Armstrong Custer Books
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The Class of 1861
Custer, Ames, and Their
Classmates after West Point. Ralph Kirshner. This is an autobiography of
the West Point class of 1861. Through letters, journals, and published
accounts, George Armstrong Custer, Adelbert Ames, and their classmates
tell in their own words of their Civil War battles and varied careers
after the war. Includes 83 photographs of all but one of the graduates and
some of the non-graduates. 244 pgs., 6"x 9", hdbd. |
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Custer and His Wolverines
Longacre. As the youngest general in the Union army, Custer led the Michigan
Cavalry Brigade, which he dubbed the Wolverines, in some of the Civil War's
most crucial battles. Read of the brigade's critical defense of the Union
line at Gettysburg and of their key role in surrounding Lee's army at
Appomattox, and learn how the hardest fighting cavalry brigade also became
the one that suffered the heaviest casualties of any Union cavalry unit in
the Civil War. 352 pages, 6"x 9", softcover. |
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Seventh Michigan Cavalry of Custer's Wolverine Brigade.
Isham. Written by its regimental historian, this history of the Seventh
Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry traces the unit from its organization in
1862 to its muster out in 1865. You'll read of horrific losses at Gettysburg
where casualties ran at more than 20%; of its longtime leader, Gen. Custer;
of Cedar Creek, where the regiment captured more prisoners than it had
troopers in its rank; and much more. 201 pgs., 45 B&W photos, 5˝"x 8˝", hdbd. |
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Custer and His Commands
From West Point to Little Bighorn. Using rare illustrations from
private collections, this complete pictorial history traces Custer's career
and examines his stylish uniforms, weapons and artifacts. The troops he
commanded - from 5th Cavalry troopers and Michigan volunteers to the 7th
Cavalry itself - are also fully illustrated, making this an essential visual
record of Custer and the men who rode into legend with him. 72 pgs., 112
illustrations including 8 pgs. of color, 7"x 10", sfbd. |
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The Custer Album
A Pictorial Biography of George Armstrong Custer. This pictorial
biography of George Armstrong Custer explores all facets of the legendary
general from his boyhood to West Point, through the Civil War and his
earlier battles, to his last stand, showing Custer's family, friends and
associates - military and civilian, white and Indian - at work and at play.
192 pgs., 8˝"x 11", sfbd. |
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Crossed Sabers
General George Armstrong Custer and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
Ovies. This in-depth narrative uses firsthand sources to explore George
Armstrong Custer's professional achievements and rapid advancement as a
cavalry commander during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. His soldierly
qualifications are also examined to suggest that he was one of the premier
combat officers of his time. 282 pages, 6"x 9", softcover. |
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Custer Victorious
The Civil War Battles of General George Armstrong Custer. Urwin.This
riveting narrative examines the Civil War career of the Union army's
youngest general - George Armstrong Custer - as he leads his Michigan
Cavalry Brigade in some of the fiercest fighting of the war and describes
the Boy General's vital contributions to Union victories from
Gettysburg to Appomattox. 308
pages, 6"x 9", softcover. |
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One of Custer's Wolverines
The Civil War Letters of Brevet Brigadier General James H. Kidd, 6th
Michigan Cavalry. Wittenberg, ed. This collection of letters that James
H. Kidd wrote to his friends and relatives in which he intimately conveyed
the conditions and experiences of field life while fighting in the 6th
Michigan Cavalry under General Custer is one of the best-written accounts
you'll read of this famed unit. 241 pages, 6"x 9", softcover. |
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Protecting the Flank
The Battles for Brinkerhoff's Ridge and East Cavalry Field
Wittenberg. This comprehensive study examines two lesser-known yet critical
battles at Gettysburg. You'll learn how the battle at Brinkerhoff's Ridge
prevented the Stonewall Brigade from partaking in the Confederate assaults
on Culp's Hill; why JEB
Stuart was at East Cavalry Field on July 3, 1863; how Custer's Wolverines
helped secure a Union victory at Gettysburg and more. 202 pages, 64
photographs and illustrations, 5˝" x 8˝", softcover. |
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Scandals of the Civil War
Gibboney. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the bad behavior, off-duty antics
and sexual shenanigans of soldiers from the North and South, including
Lee, Sickles,
Sherman, Custer and
Stuart. Includes stories of deadly duels, heavy
drinking, assorted adulteries, and outrageous escapades that fueled wartime
gossip. 245 pages, illustrations, 6"x 9", softcover. |
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The Custer Reader
Hutton, ed. Combining firsthand accounts, essays and photographs, this book
provides an inside look at the life of George Armstrong Custer, presented by
those who knew him, notable historians and Custer himself. You'll gain
insight into his controversial personality and career in the Civil War and
Indian Wars and learn how he evolved into a mythical figure in the years
that followed. 608 pages, 6"x 9", 61 illustrations, softcover. |
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