The Terry Diary

Download or read book The Terry Diary written by General Alfred Howe Terry and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two of the most important source documents of the 19th century Indian wars, the Centennial Campaign. General Alfred Terry was the commander of the expedition that ended in the death of George Armstrong Custer and 261 of his men. Terry's official report is included in this book and is a source document used by virtually all Custer writers. Also included is the field diary Terry kept while on expedition. It begins in mid-May, 1876 and ends in August. Noted are incidents of Custer and Reno acting without authority or against orders. For the first time, this long-out-of-print book is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.