Tom's Brook

• Target Property at Tom's Brook

  

  The Civil War Trust is currently working to save this 161-acre portion of the Tom's Brook battlefield where Federal horsemen repulsed Confederate cavalry in a battle known as the "Woodstock Races."

  David Duncan

• Completing Tom's Brook

  

  The Trust's current campaign to save land at Tom's Brook is part of our continuing effort to add additional acres to the Civil War's hallowed sites. This map shows our 161-acre parcel (in orange) in relation to other lands already preserved by the Trust and its partner organizations.

  David Duncan

• Classmates Turned Enemies

  

  The Battle of Tom's Brook pitted two friends and West Point classmates, George Armstrong Custer and Tom Rosser against one another. The opposing classmates met one another in battle on the ground the Trust is currently working to save.

  Library of Congress/Wikimedia

• Saluting the Enemy

  

  Just prior to ordering his horsemen into battle, Custer rode out in front of his troops and made a grand gesture of salute in honor of his enemy and West Point classmate Tom Rosser.

  Library of Congress

• Pennant of the 6th Michigan Cavalry

  

  Pennant carried by one of Custer's regiments, the 6th Michigan Cavalry. This regiment, along with the rest of Custer's division, fought at Tom's Brook.

  The Michigan Capitol Committee; Photographer: Peter Glendinning

• 7th Michigan Regimental Flag

  

  The regimental flag of the 7th Michigan Cavalry, one of the Federal cavalry units that fought at Tom's Brook.

  The Michigan Capitol Committee; Photographer: Peter Glendinning