MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2008041730
003 DLC
005 20081001085000.0
008 080926s2008 ncu b 001 0deng
010 $a 2008041730
020 $a9780786439737 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
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050 00 $aE477.33$b.S56 2008
082 00 $a973.7/37$222
100 1 $aSimson, Jay W.,$d1953-
245 10 $aCuster and the Front Royal executions of 1864 /$cJay W. Simson.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$c2008.
263 $a0811
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction : Custer at Front Royal -- Incident at Front Royal -- The Battle of Fisher's Hill -- What Sheridan intended -- With Torbert in the Luray Valley -- Mosby's story -- Where was Custer? -- Who gave the orders? -- Mosby's revenge -- How did Mosby get it wrong? -- Why they never said a word -- A question of character -- Postscript : Custer exonerated? -- Appendix I : George Armstrong Custer : hero or goat? -- Appendix II : Autie and Libbie : romance or sham? -- Appendix III : Custer's second atrocity : the Washita.
520 $a"For more than 140 years most have accepted the claim by Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby that George Armstrong Custer bears all of the guilt associated with the executions of six of Mosby's Rangers at Front Royal, Virginia on September 23, 1864. This book challenges that through a look at events and persons involved"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aShenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (August-November)
600 10 $aCuster, George A.$q(George Armstrong),$d1839-1876.
650 0 $aExecutions and executioners$zVirginia$zFront Royal$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aFront Royal (Va.)$xHistory, Military$y19th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xAtrocities.
610 10 $aConfederate States of America.$bArmy.$bVirginia Cavalry Battalion, 43rd.
600 10 $aMosby, John Singleton,$d1833-1916.