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

Husby, Karla Jean

ISBN 10: 1574887440 / ISBN 13: 9781574887440

Published by Potomac Books, Incorporated, 2006

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # GRP93027175

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.

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Under Custer's Command : The Civil War ...
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1St Edition.