Battle Briefings: Gettysburg (Thomas H. Flagel) - GC ornaments Custer received promotion to brigadier

Custer received promotion to brigadier general and command – his first direct field command – of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade

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This documentary explores soldiers' everyday lives through the personal effects they carry into war

it makes sense to see how these disciplines could be brought together

Tim Hartman—my friend and an award-winning cartoonist—happily provided on the jacket and throughout the book his unique hand-drawn maps and caricatures of the leading personalities

Battle Briefings: Gettysburg (Thomas H. Flagel) - GC ornaments Custer received promotion to brigadierGettysburg Thomas R. Flagel Gettysburg is widely considered to be the turning point of the Civil War and one of the most epic clashes of arms in all of military history, from the legendary stand of Joshua Chamberlain to the disastrous Pickett's Charge on the battles third and final day. In this installment in the Battle Briefings series, Thomas Flagel provides an accessible and informative introduction to the battle. ABOUT THIS AUTHOR: Thomas Flagel