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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 1 Collection or Record:

Account of Custer's fight on Little Bighorn

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306216]
Identifier: MSS SC 860
Dates: 1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Account of Custer's fight on Little Bighorn

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  • Subject: Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 -- Personal narratives X

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