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Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

Account of Custer's fight on Little Bighorn

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306216]
Identifier: MSS SC 860

Claude Bartlett papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 322
Scope and Contents

Research materials including notes on Indian warfare, the history of Clark County, Illinois, sundry newspaper clippings and postcards concerning the Battle of the Little Big Horn and a few pieces of correspondence.

Dates: date not identified

Frederick William Benteen letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331107]
Identifier: MSS SC 3039
Scope and Contents Photostat copies of four handwritten and signed letters dated 2 July, 23 July, 24 July, and 30 July of 1876. Each item was addressed to Benteen's wife. Benteen writes about the Battle of the Little Bighorn, which took place on 25-26 June 1876, and his actions in the encounter. Also included is a photostat copy of a 25-page handwritten account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn written by Benteen on an uncertain date. With the collection are typescripts of one of the letters and the...
Dates: 1876 July

Bloody Knife : Custer's favorite scout

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2655
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book drafts with handwritten corrections. The item is a biography of the Indian scout who served under George Armstrong Custer. The manuscript was submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.

Dates: 1973

Kenneth M. Hammer book drafts

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2653
Scope and Contents

Typescript and galley proofs with handwritten corrections. The items are "Men with Custer," biographies of the men who fought in the 7th Calvary with George Armstrong Custer, and "The Springfield Carbine on the Western Frontier," a history of the rifle used by the United States Army.

Dates: 1970-1972

Boots and saddles at the Little Bighorn

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322494]
Identifier: MSS SC 2654
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book draft with handwritten corrections. The item is about the equipment of George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry. The book draft was submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.

Dates: 1976

Walter Mason Camp papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 57
Abstract The collection consists of correspondence, interview notes, general research and field notes, drafts of writings, photographs, maps, newsclippings and miscellaneous research and reference materials created and collected by Camp, and pertaining to the Indian Wars of the plains (1864-1890). The bulk of the collection consists of the correspondence (1908-1923), interviews, general research and field notes (1890-1924). Chief interviewees and correspondents were the officers, enlisted men, and...
Dates: approximately 1870-1943

Centennial Campaign: the Sioux War of 1876

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231038693]
Identifier: MSS 24
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book draft and galley proofs with handwritten corrections. The items are a draft of a book which Gray originally entitled: "Whip Them into Subjection." The book draft was published by the Old Army Press as the "Centennial Campaign" and deals with the 1876 war between the United States and the Dakota Indians.

Dates: 1976

The Custer adventure : as told by its participants

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322783]
Identifier: MSS SC 2665
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book draft with handwritten corrections. Upton compiled primary sources to tell the story of the Little Bighorn campaign of 1876. The item was submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.

Dates: 1975

The Custer battle guns

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325596]
Identifier: MSS SC 2651
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book draft with handwritten corrections. The book is about the firearms used in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The item was subitted to the Old Army Press for publication.

Dates: 1974