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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 45 Collections and/or Records:

J. C. Buttre lithograph of W. R. Howell portrait of George Armstrong Custer, 1876

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233280335], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS P 16 Item 30

José Maria Mora portrait of George Armstrong Custer, approximately 1876

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233280335], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS P 16 Item 26

Charles Kuhlman collection on the Battle of the Little Big Horn

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1401
Scope and Contents

Collection includes correspondence with Custer historians (indexed), writings concerning the battle, research and reference files (indexed), maps and photographs of the battle site, biographical material on Kuhlman, memorabilia, and other papers. Correspondents include Earl Alonzo Brininstool, Fred Dustin, Robert Spurrier Ellison, W. A. Falconer, Edward Smith Luce, and Elwood L. Nye.

Dates: 1933-1959

Russell Gordon Carter letter to Robert Bruce

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233220]
Identifier: MSS SC 62
Scope and Contents

ALS (plus 1 p. typescript) in which Carter comments that the printing of articles critical of George A. Custer is inappropriate since Mrs. Custer is still living. Carter expresses the belief that the true story of the Custer tragedy will not be told until the notes of Walter Mason Camp are available.

Dates: approximately 1930

Mathew B. Brady portrait of George Armstrong Custer, approximately 1876

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233280335], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS P 16 Item 27

Mathew B. Brady portrait of George Armstrong Custer, 1874

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233280335], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS P 16 Item 33
Scope and Contents

Portrait of Brigadier Major General George A. Custer taken at Brady’s in Washington, D.C., in 1874.

Dates: 1874

Additional filters:

Type
Collection 24
Archival Object 11
Digital Record 10
 
Subject
Photographs 25
Portraits 18
Politics, Government, and Law 15
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 14
Military 14
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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
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