A complete life of Gen. George A. Custer : Major-General of Volunteers; Brevet Major-General, U.S. Army; and Lieutenant-Colonel, Seventh U.S. Calvery
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Whittaker, Frederick, 1838-1889
A complete life of Gen. George A. Custer : Major-General of Volunteers; Brevet Major-General, U.S. Army; and Lieutenant-Colonel, Seventh U.S. Calvery
New York: Sheldon and Company, 1876
x 648 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
URL to cite for this work: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/History.Whittaker
Contents
[Cover] A life of Major Gen'l George A. Custer
List of illustrations, p. [iv]
Contents, pp. [v]-x
Life of Gen. George A. Custer: Preliminary remarks, pp. [1]-2
First book.--The boy: Chapter I. Early life, pp. [3]-16
Chapter II. Plebe Custer, pp. [17]-24
Chapter III. Cadet Custer, pp. [25]-48
Second book.--The subaltern: Chapter I. Lieutenant Custer, second cavalry, pp. [49]-58
Chapter II. Bull Run, pp. [59]-76
Chapter III. Organizing an army, pp. [77]-92
Chapter IV. The peninsular campaign, pp. [93]-102 ff.
[Chapter V. Winning the bars], pp. [unnumbered]-118
Third book.--The captain: Chapter I. From Richmond to Malvern Hill, pp. [119]-124
Chapter II. McClellan's removal, pp. [125]-140
Chapter III. The cavalry corps, pp. [141]-152
Chapter IV. Winning his star, pp. [153]-166
Fourth book.--The Michigan brigade. Chapter I. The Gettysburg campaign, pp. [167]-180
Chapter II. After Gettysburg, pp. [181]-192
Chapter III. To the Rapidan and back, pp. [193]-218
Chapter IV. The wilderness and the valley, pp. [219]-230
Chapter V. Winchester, pp. [231]-246
Fifth book.--The Third Cavalry Division: Chapter I. Woodstock Races, pp. [247]-262
Chapter II. Cedar Creek, pp. [263]-270 ff.
[Chapter III. The last raid], pp. [unnumbered]-278
Chapter IV. Five forks, pp. [279]-296
Chapter V. Appomattox, pp. [297]-308
Chapter VI. The great parade, pp. [309]-314
Sixth book.--After the war: Chapter I. The volunteers in Texas, pp. [315]-324
Chapter II. The regular army, pp. [325]-336
Chapter III. The Seventh Cavalry, pp. [337]-348
Seventh book.--On the plains. Chapter I. The Hancock expedition, pp. [349]-362
Chapter II. The first scout, pp. [363]-370 ff.
[Chapter III. The wagon train], pp. [unnumbered]-382
[Chapter IV. The Kidder massacre], pp. [unnumbered]-396
Chapter V. The court martial, pp. [397]-412
Chapter VI. The winter campaign, pp. [413]-424 ff.
[Chapter VII. Battle of the Washita], pp. [unnumbered]-452
Chapter VIII. Closing operations, pp. [453]-470
Chapter IX. Louisville to the Yellowstone, pp. [471]-500
Chapter X. The Black Hills, pp. [501]-514 ff.
[Chapter II [XI]. Rain-in-the-Face], pp. [unnumbered]-528
Eighth book.--The last campaign: Chapter I. Sitting Bull., pp. [529]-536
Chapter II. Crazy Horse, pp. [537]-544
Chapter III. Custer and Grant, pp. [545]-562
Chapter IV. The great expedition, pp. [563]-570 ff.
[Chapter V. The last battle], pp. [572]-608
Ninth book.--Soldier and man: Chapter 1. Custer, the soldier, pp. [609]-614
Chapter II. Custer, the Indian-fighter, pp. [615]-624
Chapter III. Custer, the man, pp. [625]-628
Tenth book: Personal recollections of General Custer, pp. [629]-643 ff.
Index, pp. [645]-648 ff.
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