Synopses & Reviews
George Armstrong Custers 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 Custers feared Wolverines.” Besides eloquently describing his personal experiences, Sergeant Averys 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.
Synopsis
George Armstrong Custer's fabled Fifth Regiment fought with great distinction throughout the American Civil War and suffered the 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, an award-winning authority on the Union cavalry.