Title: The Class of 1861
First published: 1999
Description: "Ralph Kirshner has provided a richly illustrated forum to enable the West Point class of 1861 to write its own autobiography. Through letters, journals, and published accounts, George Armstrong Custer, Adelbert Ames, and their classmates tell in their own words of their Civil War battles and varied careers after the war."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Biography, History, Officers, United States, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United States Military Academy, United States Military Academy. Class of 1861, United States. Army, Custer, george a. (george armstrong), 1839-1876, Ames, adelbert, 1835-1933, United states, army, biography, United states, army, officers, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865
Places: United States
People: Adelbert Ames (1835-1933), George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865
LC classification: U410 .N1 1861