The late Frederic C. Wagner III served as an officer both in the U.S. Army and the New York Army National Guard. He was a decorated Vietnam veteran and worked for 22 years on Wall Street, mostly as a commodities broker. He lived in Pleasantville, New York.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface and Author's Notes

Part I-Prelude to Battle

Prologue: Ball's Scout and Tullock's Creek

¿1.¿June 7 to June 9 Preliminaries

¿2.¿June 10 to June 12: Reno's Scout

¿3.¿June 13 to June 15: A Time of Decision

¿4.¿June 16 to June 19: The Rosebud

¿5.¿June 20 and June 21: Preparations

¿6.¿June 22 and June 23: The Beginning of Failure

¿7.¿June 24: Prelude to Taps

¿8.¿June 25, Midnight to Noon: The Final Act

¿9.¿12:12 p.m.-1:16 p.m.: Advancing to the Little Big Horn

Part II-Prelude to Taps

10.¿1:16 p.m.-1:35 p.m.: Into the Valley-"Left into line, gallop ... forward, guide center!"

11.¿1:35 p.m.-2:07 p.m.: The Fight on the Prairie-The Skirmish Line

12.¿Bushmills

13.¿2:07 p.m.-2:23 p.m.: Withdrawal and Defense-The Timber

14.¿2:23 p.m.-3:07 p.m.: "Follow me!"

15.¿Crossing the Acheron

16.¿3:07 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Siege

17.¿The Debriefing-Lessons Learned: An ­After-Action Report

Appendix

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index