Thundering Courage: George Armstrong Custer, the Union Cavalry Boy Generals, and Justified Defiance at Gettysburg

"e;Promotions or a coffin!"e; To George Armstrong Custer, war is the Devil's own fun. And his luck—"e;Custer Luck"e;—peaks during the Civil War, keeping him alive against all odds. Yet, for the first two years of the war, Custer luck has not earned him a command—until, three days before a brewing battle at Gettysburg, Captain George Custer is promoted to brigadier general. Possessed with raw coura...