Custer’s First Stand Traditional Cache

A regular cache to provide you a little bit of the history of Hanover.

On June 29^th 1863, George A. Custer was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General to lead the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Union Cavalry Corps. Custer had graduated from West Point in 1858, last in his class, the boy general was now 23 years old. In Hanover on June 30, 1863, Custer did battle with the Confederate horsemen led by J. E. B. Stuart. The fighting began west of the location of this cache on Fredrick Street and initially pushed into downtown. Later, the battle developed into a stalemate with Custer’s 4 Michigan regiments stationed on the high ground on the northwest side of town on “Bunker Hill” todays 4th Street/ Stock Street area with approximately 10 cannon overlooking the center of Hanover. The confederate battle line deployed southeast of town. After dark the Confederates quietly slipped away toward York and so, ended Custer’s first stand as a general. The geocache hidden at the posted coordinates is a regular geocache. It was formerly part of the Hanover Geo Trail which was discontinued after all coins were claimed. It will remain an active cache.

This cache has been placed with permission by the owner of the property.