. Ohio in the war; her statement, generals and soldiers . e then returned to his company, but not before hisservices on the staff were acknowledged in a flattering manner. With his company he moved with that part of the Army of the Potomacwhich marched to Manassas upon the evacuation of that point by the cavalry was in the advance, under General Stoneman, and encountered theenemys cavalry for the first time near Catletts Station. A call was made forvolunteers to charge the enemys advanced post. Lieutenant Custer volunteered,and in command of his company made his first charge, drivin
. Ohio in the war; her statement, generals and soldiers . e then returned to his company, but not before hisservices on the staff were acknowledged in a flattering manner. With his company he moved with that part of the Army of the Potomacwhich marched to Manassas upon the evacuation of that point by the cavalry was in the advance, under General Stoneman, and encountered theenemys cavalry for the first time near Catletts Station. A call was made forvolunteers to charge the enemys advanced post. Lieutenant Custer volunteered,and in command of his company made his first charge, driving the Eebels acrossMuddy Creek, wounding a few, and having one of his own men wounded; andthus drawing the first blood in the campaign under McClellan. He accompa-nied the Army of the Potomac to the peninsula, remaining with his companyuntil the army settled down before Yorktown, when he was detailed as assistantengineer of the left wing under Sumner. In this capacity he planned anderected the earthwork neaiest to the enemys lines. In the pursuit of the. ft i George A. Custee. 779 enemy from Yorktown he accompanied the advance under General the battle of Williamsburg he acted as Aid-de-Camp to that General, andcaptured the first battle-flag ever captured bj the Army of the Potomac. Whenthe army reached the Chickahominj^ he was the first j^erson to cross the river,-which he did, in the face of the enemys pickets, by wading up to his this act he was promoted by General McClellan to Captain, and was made apersonal aid. He remained with the General during the entire peninsula cam-paign, participating in all the engagements, including the seven days this capacity he marked out the position occupied by the Union forces in thebattle of Gainess Mills, and he also participated in the campaign ending withthe battles of South Mountain and Antietam. When General McClellan was relieved of the command of the Army of thePotomac, Captain Custer accompanied him
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