GLORIOUS WAR. Copyright © 2013 by Thom Hatch.
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Maps by Paul J. Pugliese
Cover design by James Iacobelli
Cover portrait of Custer © The Granger Collection; painting of generals © John Parrot/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images
Photo credits: West Point Cadet Custer; Elizabeth Bacon “Libbie”; General Sheridan with his staff; and James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart are courtesy of the author’s collection. Commander Pennington; Artilleryman Pelham; Harper’s Weekly; Confederate Colonel Mosby; and Commander General Robert E. Lee are courtesy of the Library of Congress. Lieutenant Washington and Custer; General Rosser; Newlyweds George and Elizabeth Bacon Custer; General McClellan; Custer and Major General Pleasonton; General Sheridan; General Grant; General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee; General Hampton; General Kilpatrick; Thomas W. Custer; and Major General George Armstrong Custer are courtesy of a private collection.
The Library of Congress has catalogued the print edition as follow:
Hatch, Thom, 1946–
Glorious war: the Civil War adventures of George Armstrong Custer / Thom Hatch.—First edition
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-250-02850-1 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-250-02851-8 (e-book)
1. Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839–1876. 2. Generals—United States—Biography. 3. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Cavalry operations. 4. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Campaigns. 5. United States. Army—Biography. I. Title.
E467.1.C99H39 2013
973.8'2092—dc23
[B]
2013024013
e-ISBN 9781250028518
First Edition: December 2013