Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876
Dates
- Existence: 1839 - 1876
Biography
George Armstrong Custer; b. Dec. 5, 1839 in New Rumley, Ohio; d. June 25, 1876 at Little Bighorn River, Montana Territory; U.S. cavalry officer; graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., 1861; served in the Civil War, became brigadier general; killed at Battle of Little Bighorn.
Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:
Account of Custer's fight on Little Bighorn
Claude Bartlett papers
Research materials including notes on Indian warfare, the history of Clark County, Illinois, sundry newspaper clippings and postcards concerning the Battle of the Little Big Horn and a few pieces of correspondence.
Bloody Knife : Custer's favorite scout
Typewritten book drafts with handwritten corrections. The item is a biography of the Indian scout who served under George Armstrong Custer. The manuscript was submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.
E. A. Brininstool collection of Western photographs
Collection includes original and reproduction photographs, lithographs, negatives, and wood printing blocks related to the American West. Images includes sites of battles with Native Americans, historical figures involved in the development of the West, buildings, and landmarks. Materials dated 1860-1949.
Collection of photographs of the West
Collection includes images of Denver (Colorado), Missoula (Montana), George A. Custer, Indian scouts, and other Western images.
The Custer adventure : as told by its participants
Typewritten book draft with handwritten corrections. Upton compiled primary sources to tell the story of the Little Bighorn campaign of 1876. The item was submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.
Custer, calvary, and Crows
Typewritten book draft with handwritten corrections. The item is a biography of William Henry White (1851-1938) who was a Montana pioneer, Indian fighter, and one of the command which buried the dead on the Custer battlefield in June of 1876. The item was submitted to the Old Army Press by Mrs. Theodore Heil for publication.
Custer centennial observance
Typewritten book drafts with handwritten corrections. The materials include notes, resource materials, and transcripts. The items were edited by Michael J. Koury. These materials relate to the books "Custer Centennial Observance" and "To Consecrate this Ground: The Custer Battlefield 1876-1976." The items were submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.
Custer for president?
Typewritten and printed book draft and galley proofs of the book "Custer for President?" The materials include handwritten corrections. Repass writes about the possibility of George A. Custer running for the President of the United States. The item was published in 1985 by the Old Army Press in Ft. Collins, Colorado.
George A. and Elizabeth B. Custer papers
This collection includes miscellaneous correspondence of both Custers including military reports and orders, newspaper clippings, and two patents issued to G. A. Custer. Correspondents include Edwin. M. Stanton, Zachariah Chandler, Reuben E. Fenton, Andrew Johnson, Lawrence Barrett, William T. Sherman, Nelson A. Miles, B. O. Aylesworth, and A. B. Ostrander.
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- Photographs 25
- Portraits 18
- Politics, Government, and Law 15
- Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 14
- Military 14
- Drafts (Documents) 10
- Albumen prints 8
- Material Types 6
- Gelatin silver prints 5
- Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1866-1895 5
- Dakota Indians -- Photographs 4
- Engravings 4
- Halftone photomechanical prints 4
- Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1876 3
- Histories (Literary works) 3
- Images 3
- Cheyenne Indians -- History 2
- Cheyenne Indians -- Wars, 1876 2
- Correspondence 2
- Letters 2
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (Mont.) 2
- Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 -- Photographs 2
- Montana 2
- Montana -- History 2
- Nez Percé Indians -- Wars, 1877 2
- Notes 2
- Postcards 2
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Literary collections 2
- Washita Campaign, 1868-1869 2
- Acetate negatives 1
- Adobe Walls, Battle of, Tex., 1874 1
- Agricultural exhibitions -- Wyoming 1
- Animals -- West (U.S.) -- Photographs 1
- Anthropology 1
- Articles 1
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 1
- Autobiographies 1
- Bibliographies 1
- California 1
- Cemeteries -- West (U.S.) -- Photographs 1
- Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.) 1
- Cheyenne Indians 1
- Cheyenne Indians -- Wars -- History -- Sources 1
- Clark County (Ill.) -- History 1
- Colorado 1
- Copy prints 1
- Crow Agency (Mont.) -- Photographs 1
- Dakota Indians -- History 1
- Denver (Colo.) -- Photographs 1
- Dull Knife Battle, Wyo., 1876 1
- Fort Fetterman (Wyo.) -- History 1
- Fort Laramie (Wyo. : Fort) 1
- Fort Reno (Wyo.) 1
- Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 1
- Gros Ventre Slide Geological Area (Wyo.) 1
- Historians -- Correspondence 1
- Hunting -- Photographs 1
- Idaho 1
- Independence Rock (Wyo.) 1
- Indexes 1
- Indian scouts -- Photographs 1
- Indians of North America -- Photographs 1
- Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- Photographs 1
- Landscapes -- West (U.S.) -- Photographs 1
- Legend into history 1
- Lithographs 1
- Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.) -- Photographs 1
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (Mont.) -- Maps 1
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (Mont.) -- Photographs 1
- Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 -- Personal narratives 1
- Manitou Springs (Colo.) 1
- Mexico 1
- Missoula (Mont.) -- Photographs 1
- Monuments -- West (U.S.) -- Photographs 1
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail 1
- Negatives 1
- New Mexico 1
- Nez Percé Indians -- History 1
- Oil industries 1
- Pamphlets 1
- Parades -- Photographs 1
- Pawnee Indians -- History 1
- Piegan Indians -- History 1
- Political Campaigns 1
- Prostitution -- Colorado -- Denver -- Photographs 1
- Publications 1
- Reminiscences 1
- Research (Documents) 1
- Rifles -- Photographs 1
- Salt Lake City (Utah) 1
- Shaanxi Sheng (China) 1
- Slides (Photography) 1
- Soldiers -- United States -- Bibliography 1
- Soldiers -- United States -- Biography 1
- South Dakota 1
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American 1
- Territorial Government 1
- Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho) 1
- Texas 1
- Utah 1 + ∧ less