George Armstrong Custer's fabled Fifth Regiment fougth with great distinction throughout the American Civil War and suffered teh third highest total of men in the Union cavalry who were either killed in action or died of their wounds. James Henry Avery was one of Custer's feared Wolverines. Besides his eloquently recorded personal experiences, Sergeant Avery's wartime journals and postwar reminiscences provide uniquely detailed descriptions of Civil War cavalry movements. Introduced and annotated by Eric J. Wittenberg, and award-winning authority of the Union cavalry.
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Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
ISBN-13
9781574887440
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94718876
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Author
Eric J. Wittenberg
Publication Name
Under Custer's Command: the Civil War Journal of James Henry Avery