Statistics for occurrence #1 of “General Custer” in chapter 1.37 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27.:
...d the houses to be burned in retaliation for some of his men having been killed in a fight with my men. The New York Times of August 25th, 1865, has a letter describing the affair.
It says:
He ( General Custer ) issued an order directing Colonel Alger (Custer published Alger as a deserter a few days afterward), of the 5th Michigan, to destroy four houses belonging to well known secessionists in retaliation ...
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