A Complete Life of Gen. George A. Custer Reprint of 1876 Edition Contributor(s): Whittaker, Frederick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1582180415 ISBN-13: 9781582180410 Publisher: Digital Scanning OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1998 Annotation: The view of General George Armstrong Custer has changed in the past century since his death at the Little Big Horn. This history, written in the late 1800s, speaks of the general in glowing terms and honors him for his military genius, the nobility of his life, and his sincerity and bravery. |
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BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 1.87" H x 6.41" W x 9.2" (2.46 lbs) 688 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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Publisher Description: George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 - June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1857, where he graduated last in his class in 1861. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Custer was called to serve with the Union Army. Custer developed a strong reputation during the Civil War. He participated in the first major engagement, the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, near Washington, D.C. His association with several important officers helped his career, as did his success as a highly effective cavalry commander. Custer was brevetted to brigadier general less than a week before the Battle of Gettysburg where he personally led cavalry charges that prevented Confederate troops from turning the Union flank. In 1864 Custer was given another star, being brevetted to major general rank. At the conclusion of the Appomattox Campaign, in which he and his troops played a decisive role, Custer was present at General Robert E. Lee's surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865. |