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

Husby, Karla Jean

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9781574887440: Under Custer's Command: The Civil War Journal of James Henry Avery (Memories of War)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1574887440 ISBN 13: 9781574887440
Publisher: Potomac Books, 2006

Synopsis

George Armstrong Custer’s fabled Fifth Regiment fought with great distinction throughout the war and suffered the thrid highest total of men killed in the entire Union cavalry. A twenty-four-year-old farmer and new father from Hopkins, Michigan, named James Henry Avery was one of Custer’s feared “Wolverines.” Besides eloquently describing his personal experiences, Sergeant Avery’s wartime journals and postwar reminiscences provide uniquely detailed descriptions of Civil War cavalry movements and the only known account that addresses the escape of elements of the Fifth Michigan Cavalry on the first day of the Battle of Trevilian Station.

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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 Protecting the Flanks, Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry Actions (winner of the Bachelder-Coddington Literary Award as 1998’s best new work interpreting the Battle of Gettysburg), and We Have it Damn Hard Out Here. In addition, he is the editor of With Sheridan in the Final Campaign Against Lee, Under Custer's Command (Brassey’s, Inc., 2000), and One of Custer's Wolverines. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Review

"A first-class read whether for the cavalry expert or someone coming to the subject for the first time."

"Best book on Custer [for the year 2000]. . . . Likely the best memoir by an enlisted cavalryman during the Civil War."

"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."

"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."

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Publisher
Potomac Books
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1574887440
ISBN 13 
9781574887440
Binding
Mass Market Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
208
Editor
Wittenberg Eric J.
Rating
  • 3.20 out of 5 stars
    15 ratings by Goodreads

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