How the Last in His Class Saved the Union #custer #history #shorts

He graduated last in his West Point class. Two years later, George Armstrong Custer was commanding the Michigan Cavalry Brigade at Gettysburg. On July 3, 1863, while Pickett’s Charge unfolded miles away, J.E.B. Stuart’s Confederate cavalry moved against the Union rear. At East Cavalry Field, Custer and other Union cavalrymen helped stop them. How did the worst graduate in his class end up playing a role in one of the Civil War’s most important battles? Discover the story in Last In His Class: How the Worst Graduate at West Point Saved the Republic at Gettysburg by Marshall C. Bowen. Available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/LAST-HIS-CLASS-Graduate-Gettysburg-ebook/dp/B0GYQ2T4M2/