Battle of Peach Tree Creek Don't Tread on Me Custer served from the First

Custer served from the First Battle of Bull Run (only a month after graduation) through Appomattox

During the Battle of Gettysburg

Bonnie Blue Flag

On the eve of his 52nd birthday

Battle of Peach Tree Creek Don't Tread on Me Custer served from the Firstby Earl J. Hess On July 20, 1864, the Civil War struggle for Atlanta reached a pivotal moment. As William T. Sherman's Union forces came ever nearer the city, the defending Confederate Army of Tennessee replaced its commanding general, removing Joseph E. Johnston and elevating John Bell Hood. This decision stunned and demoralized Confederate troops just when Hood was compelled to take the offensive against the approaching Federals. Attacking northward