Description:
Amply illustrated with maps and photographs, An Aide with Custer gives readers an unprecedented view of the Civil War and one of its most important commanders, and unusual insight into the experience of a staff officer who served alongside him.
Brief description:
Sandy Barnard is an independent scholar and author of numerous books on Custer and the Little Big Horn, including Photographing Custer's Battlefield: The Images of Kenneth F. Roahen.
Review Quotes: "This collection of letters from an officer on Custer's staff during the Civil War provides what good primary sources do: it humanizes the Boy General by showing his boyish side through pranks and mishaps while establishing the regard in which he was held for his inspiring leadership. Sandy Barnard's expert editing adds the context necessary to fully appreciate Lieutenant Edward G. Granger and a correspondence made poignant by his own untimely death in battle."--Brian W. Dippie, author of Custer's Last Stand: The Anatomy of an American Myth