Robert Vaughan
ASIN: B00IAIDXHQ
Publisher: Wolfpack Publishing
Pages: 381
From the Author: I am a retired U.S. Army warrant officer. While a member of the Seventh Cavalry (1963-1966) I was given a collateral duty that ignited a passion that has burned in me for over thirty years. I was historical officer for the Seventh Cavalry and therefore custodian of all regimental memorabilia, including Custer’s hat, gauntlets, and saber, as well as several of his morning reports and officers’ field diaries.As my interest in the subject grew, I studied history books, memoirs, and archives. I even exchanged letters with a fascinating ninety-six-year-old gentleman who, as a boy, had known Custer and could remember vividly the day Custer left Fort Lincoln on his last scout be¬cause his own father had ridden into eternity with him.I was on active duty in the twentieth century cavalry, but my soul was answering muster roll call with troop¬ers who had served a century before. ...