A Day at the Woodstock Races.
"Alfred Torbet had had enough. For days, the Confederate cavalry had dogged his own as he played rear guard for Philip Sheridan's army moving north from the upper Shenandoah Valley. But the previous night it was decided – Both George Armstrong Custer's Division and that of Wesley Merritt would be enjoined and attack the outnumbered Rebels.
While Merritt had encamped near Tom's Brook along the Valley Pike, Custer was on the parallel running Back road six miles away. At dawn, his division would move south to join their comrades. If resistance was met along the way, he was to attack. And as Custer trotted south, Merritt was to place one brigade on the Pike and his other two to the right between the two roads to link with Custer.
The first strike was dealt by Merritt's Reserve Brigade moving along the Valley Pike and helmed by Col. Casper Crowninshield. They were ordered by Merritt to march south and, if no enemy was met, wheel right in an attempt to gain the enemy's rear. After a quarter-mile, they met the Rebels, under the command of Lunsford Lomax, formed a skirmish line and connected with the brigade on their right…"
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Are there any figure in 25/28mm of Custer "salute"?
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