Home >
General Custer in the Civil War...
General Custer in the Civil War...
Item # 681622
May 17, 1864
NEW YORK HERALD, May 17, 1864
* Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
* Battle of Yellow Tavern - Virginia
* General George Armstrong Custer
The first column has a nice stack of headlines including: "SHERIDAN ! " The Great Cavalry Expedition Through the Rebel Lines" "Lee's Army Flanked & His Communications Cut Off" "J.E. B. Stuart's Forces Well Whipped" "Capture of Men & Guns from the Rebels" "Gallantry of General Custer & His Command" and more.
More war reports on inside pages, and the single sheet "Supplement" features on the front page a nice map headed: "THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC - Seizure of the Chincha Islands by Spain--The Blockade of Callao--Plan of the Fortifications and Part of the City of Cdallao, Peru".
Ten pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.
AI notes: During the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in May 1864, General George Armstrong Custer commanded a Union cavalry brigade that operated primarily on the flanks of the main infantry engagements. While the Army of the Potomac’s infantry fought in the brutal assaults at locations such as the Bloody Angle, Custer’s brigade was tasked with reconnaissance, screening Union movements, and harassing Confederate cavalry and supply lines. Notably, on May 11, just north of Spotsylvania, Custer played a significant role in the Battle of Yellow Tavern, where his aggressive cavalry maneuvers contributed to the mortal wounding of Confederate cavalry commander J.E.B. Stuart. Throughout the Spotsylvania campaign, Custer’s forces did not participate in the central infantry clashes but were instrumental in protecting Union flanks, disrupting Confederate communications, and conducting rapid raids that supported Grant’s overall Overland Campaign strategy.
Category: Yankee
Available Now
$42.00
