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219seminole · 12-10-2010, 20:03

I'll echo ApacheIP's comments on the Philbrick book. It is the best, most comprehensive BBH book I've come across.

BTW, the drawings by Red Horse (fig 18) in the Sotheby's catalog depict the troopers with sabers; actually, their sabers were packed away for this campaign and they went into the battle as mounted infantry.

This guidon is an interesting piece of history, certainly worth the big bucks. One of Libby Custer's books was titled Follow the Guidon.

12-10-2010, 20:03	#12
219seminole Guerrilla Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Just west of the beltway. Posts: 151	I'll echo ApacheIP's comments on the Philbrick book. It is the best, most comprehensive BBH book I've come across. BTW, the drawings by Red Horse (fig 18) in the Sotheby's catalog depict the troopers with sabers; actually, their sabers were packed away for this campaign and they went into the battle as mounted infantry. This guidon is an interesting piece of history, certainly worth the big bucks. One of Libby Custer's books was titled Follow the Guidon.
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