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Custer: The Making of a Young General

Edward G. Longacre

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The name George Armstrong Custer looms large in American history, specifically for his leadership in the American Indian Wars and unfortunate fall at the Battle of Little Bighorn. But before his time in the West, Custer began his career fighting for the Union in the Civil War. In Custer: The Making of a Young General, legendary Civil War historian Edward G. Longacre provides fascinating insight into this often-overlooked period in Custer's life. In 1863, under the patronage of General Alfred Pleasonton, commander of the Army of the Potomac's horsemen, a young but promising twenty-three-year-old Custer rose to the unprecedented rank of first lieutenant of cavalry and was placed in charge of the infamous 7th Michigan, nicknamed the Wolverines. Although over time Custer would bring out excellence in his charges, eventually leading the Wolverines to prominence, his first test came just days later at Hanover, Huntersdown, and finally Gettysburg. In these campaigns and subsequent ones in early 1864, Custer's reputation for surging ahead regardless of the odds was firmly established.

More than just a history book, Custer: The Making of a Young General is a study of Custer's formative years, his character and personality; his attitudes toward leadership; his tactical preferences, especially for the mounted charge; his trademark brashness and fearlessness; his relations with his subordinates; and his attitudes toward the enemy with whom he clashed repeatedly in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Fascinating and insightful, it belongs on the shelf of every history buff.

Pages: 304

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Release: August 14, 2018

ISBN: 1510733191

ISBN 13: 9781510733190

Custer: The Making of a Young General

Edward G. Longacre

3.4/5 ( ratings)

The name George Armstrong Custer looms large in American history, specifically for his leadership in the American Indian Wars and unfortunate fall at the Battle of Little Bighorn. But before his time in the West, Custer began his career fighting for the Union in the Civil War. In Custer: The Making of a Young General, legendary Civil War historian Edward G. Longacre provides fascinating insight into this often-overlooked period in Custer's life. In 1863, under the patronage of General Alfred Pleasonton, commander of the Army of the Potomac's horsemen, a young but promising twenty-three-year-old Custer rose to the unprecedented rank of first lieutenant of cavalry and was placed in charge of the infamous 7th Michigan, nicknamed the Wolverines. Although over time Custer would bring out excellence in his charges, eventually leading the Wolverines to prominence, his first test came just days later at Hanover, Huntersdown, and finally Gettysburg. In these campaigns and subsequent ones in early 1864, Custer's reputation for surging ahead regardless of the odds was firmly established.

More than just a history book, Custer: The Making of a Young General is a study of Custer's formative years, his character and personality; his attitudes toward leadership; his tactical preferences, especially for the mounted charge; his trademark brashness and fearlessness; his relations with his subordinates; and his attitudes toward the enemy with whom he clashed repeatedly in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Fascinating and insightful, it belongs on the shelf of every history buff.

Pages: 304

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Release: August 14, 2018

ISBN: 1510733191

ISBN 13: 9781510733190

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