Ten Years With Custer: A 7th Cavalryman's Memoirs

This book contains the latter portion of the memoirs of George Custer's First Sergeant John Ryan, dealing with his service after the end of the Civil War. Ryan discusses serving with the Union Army during reconstruction, in numerous campaigns against the Western Indians, and in the Battle of Little Big Horn. The first 126 pages, dealing with his early life and Civil War days have been reserved for publication in another volume and this publication is a mixture of two different manuscripts that were found by the editor. Paragraphing has been changed, and spelling has been standardized. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)