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 24 Collections and/or Records:
Hugh Shick papers
Photocopies of handwritten notes, indexes, and bibliographies relating to George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876), the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, and the Seventh Calvary.
Hugh Shick western photographs
Contains photographs, postcards, and some corresponding acetate negatives of George A. Custer and war scenes. There are also general western scenes. Also includes portraits of Native American scouts, warriors, and other individuals. There are original photographs and copies of original photographs or paintings. Dated approximately 1906-1965.
The Washita campaign and battle of the Washita
Holograph history of the Washita campaign and the subsequent battle of the Washita describing the movement and actions of the US 7th Cavalry from 22 November to 2 December 1868. The account is very detailed. The exact date of the record's composition is uncertain. It may have been written a number of years after the event. Also included are some observations on Custer and his actions against some hostile Indians when Mathey first met him in 1867.
With the Indian and the buffalo in Montana
Detailed handwritten account of his activities during the campaigns against the Cheyenne, Sioux, and Nez Perce tribes during the 1870s. His unit was the first on the scene of Custer's massacre on the Little Bighorn (1876), and he describes the battlefield in great depth, and also provides personal speculations on the specifics of the fight.
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- Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 -- Personal narratives 1
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- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail 1
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- Oil industries 1
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- Pawnee Indians -- History 1
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- Political Campaigns 1
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