Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876
Person
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 2 Collections and/or Records:
Portrait of One Feather, 1876
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233280335], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS P 16 Item 102
Dates:
1876
Walter Mason Camp writings, between 1910 and 1923
Series
Identifier: MSS 57 Series 6
Scope and Contents
Contains drafts of the planned book, articles, and speeches written by Camp on the 7th Cavalry. These include materials from "Death of F. F. Gerard, a Custer Scout," "Some of the Indian Battles and Battlefield, Order of the Indian Wars Address," and "The Story of Custer and the Seventh Cavalry."
Dates:
Other: between 1910 and 1923