Under Custer's Command by Karla Jean Husby

Under Custer's Command by Karla Jean Husby

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

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Under Custer's Command by Karla Jean Husby

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
"Avery's work is most likely the best memoir by an enlisted cavalryman during the Civil War"—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


"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
"A first-class read whether for the cavalry expert or someone coming to the subject for the first time."—North & South
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.
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ISBN 13 9781574884081
ISBN 10 1574884085
Title Under Custer's Command
Author Karla Jean Husby
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Potomac Books Inc
Year published 2001-12-06
Number of pages 186
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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