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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Hunting and camping party from Fort A. Lincoln, at Little Heart River, 1872

 Item — Box 7: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233621926], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 1608 Series 2 Item 658
Dates: Other: 1872
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1608, William Henry Jackson papers / William Henry Jackson photographs and art

Portrait of One Feather, 1876

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233280335], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS P 16 Item 102
Dates: 1876
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 16, Walter Mason Camp photograph collection

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  • Subject: Gelatin silver prints X
  • Type: Archival Object X

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Dakota Indians -- Photographs 1
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 -- Photographs 1
Portraits 1
 

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