The Final Charge, Captain George N. Bliss, Co. C, 1st R.I. Cavalry, M.O.H. Recipient

"The Final Charge, Captain George N. Bliss, Co. C, 1st R.I. Cavalry. The magazine for the discriminating collector and student of Civil War Photography." Volume 2, Number 4, Winter 1987. Published by Yo-Mark Production Company, Gettysburg, Pa. Editor & Publisher, D. Mark Katz. 26 pages, plus covers. Memories of the War; A Mason Wins The Medal, Captain George N. Bliss, Co. C, 1st R.I. Cavalry. Includes many images of officers of the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, and more. Also includes illustrated vignettes of General William Terry, 4th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A., and Colonel Milton J. Ferguson, 16th Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A. Also pictured is a very rare unpublished stereo view of Colonel George A. Custer, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Titled on the verso, "No. 6, General Custer and Spotted Tail at the Grand Duke's Mess Tent, by D.R. Powers, Operator. Circa 1872. This excellent, short lived publication was published in the 1980's by the late D. Mark Katz, of Gettysburg. Mr. Katz was the author of the beautiful book, "Custer in Photographs." His magazine, "Incidents of the War," is a very fine publication that was received with much enthusiasm by the Civil War photographic community at the time. Profusely illustrated with many scarce images. Very fine. The 1st Rhode Island Cavalry was one of the fiercest fighting forces in the Union army participating in almost every engagement in the eastern theater of the Civil War.

WBTS Trivia: Captain George N. Bliss, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, the subject of the main article in this issue, received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his actions to counter a Confederate advance in Waynesboro, Virginia on September 28, 1864.