Under Custer's Command: The Civil War Journal of James Henry Avery - Softcover

Husby, Karla Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1574884085 ISBN 13: 9781574884081

Publisher: POTOMAC BOOKS, 2001

Synopsis

Selected by Military Heritage Magazine as the Year's Best Book on Custer

"Chronicling the hardship and glory of wartime service with George Custer's famed Michigan Brigade, Avery's memoir is an insightful record of one Federal trooper's experience on campaign and battlefield.  His narrative is an important contribution to our understanding of the Union cavalry's emergence as a potent agent of victory" - Brian C. Pohanka
 

About this title

About the Author

KARLA JEAN HUSBY is James Henry Avery's great-great-granddaughter. She lives in Marysville, Washington. Eric J. Wittenberg is the author of Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry Actions. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Review

"Avery's work is most likely the best memoir by an enlisted cavalryman during the Civil War."—Military Heritage (Military Heritage)

"Chronicling the hardship and glory of wartime service with George Custer's famed Michigan Brigade, Avery's memoir is an insightful record of one Federal trooper's experience on campaign and battlefield. His narrative is an important contribution to our understanding of the Union cavalry's emergence as a potent agent of victory."—Brian C. Pohanka

(Brian C. Pohanka)

"A worthy addition to any well-rounded Civil War library. Under Custer's Command promises to stand the test of time long after many other works have been forgotten."—Civil War Book Review (Civil War Book Review)

"A first-class read whether for the cavalry expert or someone coming to the subject for the first time."—North & South (North & South)

Edition details

• Publisher: POTOMAC BOOKS
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1574884085
• ISBN 13: 9781574884081
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 186
• Editor: Wittenberg Eric J.