New-York tribune., 1876-08-22
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THE GALAXY. September

The number opens with q new chapter OF
.var Memoirs by the late General Custer, forming the
last article but one OF the series which will be pubseu
next month. II is devoted to q review OF the military
p,ans of President Lincoln subsequent to the patte OF
Rull Rum which movement on the part OF the teaern
authorities is stated to have been made In violence 70
the Judgment and discretion OF tho commander anu III
Adherence 10 the ncessan demands OF the press for an
attack on the Confederate But in spite OF the
warning afforded by that disastrous defeat II Is anrmeo
that the President yielding TO influences ana personS
wholly unmihtary, began course OF systemauc lntee
enee with the views and purposes OF General me0eian
which almost precluded the probability OF success
General Clusters first experience with cavalry aa'ance
yuarls was on the march toward Manassas when an
order was given to drive the pickets OF the enemy
which began to appear force across Cedar Creek Inc
description OF the affair is characteristic OF tne "ter
"I az once" says General Custer, asked PERMISSION
70 take my company, the command OF whch acc
dentally held owing 10 the absence OF the captain ana
first lieutenant, and perform the duty OF driving IN
the piekets Permission being accorded marched the
company to the 'front.' formed line and advanced toward
the pickets, then plainly in view and interested ob
servers OF our movements Advancing without opposl-
ton to the base the hill upon which the pckets were
posted when within convenient distance 1 gave the
command Charged! for the first time My company
resnonded Ca!lantly, and away we went Our ad-
versaies did not wait TO receive u.s. but retreaed hur
redy and crossed the bridge over Cedar Run setuhe
fire to II Immediately after. We pursued them 10 the
bank of the run and then exchanged several shots WIN
the enemy, now safely posted on tho opposite sioe
Being unable advance the stream ana exposed
70 serious fire from small arms, ordered my command
10 retire which il did in excellent order, but not until
one man. private John W. Bryaud had been shot In the
head fortunately not seriously and one horse wouhded
Battles and skirmishes at that time were uniainlnar
events TO the men composing the Army OF the Potomac
and the little episode just recorded furnished topic for
~ and nrnn
had been engaged in the affair was praised by It's
compauions, while il was question whether private
Bryaud suffered most from his wound or the
numerous and inQuiring visits OF the enterprlslng
representatives Of the press, each anxious ana
determined to gather and record for his particular
Journal all the details connected with the shed-
ding OF the first blood by the Army Of the Potomac
biographical sketch Of General Custer by f. Whitta-
ker is opportunc, and though too ambitious in style,
Will b. read with interest at the present time We quote
paragraph which affords fair specimen OF the paper,
and ustes remark "Never perhaps has there been
more striking instance OF the completeness OF good
fortune from his first appearance on the field OF war 10
his final and heroic death thereon, than that Of the
brilliant young chief in whose memory these lines are
written. Never there life more rounded, complete
and symmetrical than that Of George A. Custer the
favOrite Of fortune the last cavalier His name recalls
nothing but brilliant deeds of daring romantic courage
and al that is noble and charming In his life he was
the beau scJrew truly Murat; brilliant as Fred
ereRs avoIe Seidtz, with unfailing good fortune
peculiarly his The manner OF his death has cast
halo OF glory round his such as no man ever at
tanned in contest with savaGes. Not TO many men is
such completeness OF good fortune allotted Murst died
dsgraced sedlitz gouty wOrn-out old roue when
fate took him To Custer alone it given to join rO-
mantle life Of perfect 10 death of perfect hero
Ism; 10 unite the spendOrs of Austeritz and Ihef-
nopyle to charge like Murat; TO die like eonidas'
The number also contains among other papers, one on
The Nomination and Election OF Abraham Lincoln"
Ly Gideon "Te~ehes Of AIatuDe" by Inhn R'r-
roughs, Shall We Drink Wlne" by Albert Rhodes,
"An Old Story Of an Old Boy" by Charles Congdon
and "The Bones of speech,"by Richard Grant White
The Scientific Miscellany as usual, is excellent.