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Summary Note

Many books have focused on Custer's Last Stand in 1876, making legend of total defeat. Custer Victorious is the first to examine at length, with attention to primary sources, his brilliant Civil War career. Urwin describes the Boy General's vital contributions to Union victories from Gettysburg to Appomattox.

General Note

Reprint, with new pref. Originally published: Rutherford : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; London : Associated University Presses, ©1983.
Reprint, with new pref. Originally published: Rutherford : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; London : Associated University Presses, c1983.

Content Note

Foreword by Lawrence A. Frost -- Preface: Why another Custer book?.