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George
Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 –
June 25, 1876) George
Custer is best known for his disastrous
defeat at the Battle of the Little
Bighorn, also known as "Custer's Last
Stand." Prior to this infamous defeat,
Custer was known to the American public of
his time as a hero of the Civil War and a
renowned Army commander in the unsettled
frontier. Military
Career of George Armstrong
Custer: 1861-1865:
American Civil War Peninsula
Campaign Battle
of Antietam Battle
of Chancellorsville Gettysburg
Campaign Battle
of Gettysburg Overland
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of the Wilderness Battle
of Yellow Tavern Battle
of Trevilian Station Valley
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of Petersburg Indian
Wars: Battle
of the Little Bighorn The links
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Custer,
The--From
the U.S. Army's web site. A
fascinating look at how primary
sources can be accessed on the
web. General
George A.
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- This site is dedicated to all
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George Armstrong Custer and the
Battle of the Little Big
Horn. General
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- information and links on
General Custer, battlefield
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Terry's Written Orders to George
Custer
- These instructions have been at
the center of an ongoing debate
as to whether or not Custer
disobeyed Terry's
orders. Little
Bighorn
Cover-up--An
article on Custer's last battle
and some possibilities regarding
it. Legend
of the
Garryowen--
An interesting history of the
song Custer's Seventh Cavalry
adopted as the official Air of
the regiment in 1866. Garryowen--Lyrics
for the original song as well as
those written for Custer's 7th
Cav. Harper's
on the Custer Massacre
--An
article from Harper's Weekly on
the Little Bighorn Battle. From
1876. The
New York Times on the Battle of
Little Big
Horn----An
article from the New York Times
on the Little Bighorn Battle.
From 1876. Major
Reno's Account of the Battle of
Little Big
Horn--Major
Reno's report to the Secretary of
War on July 5, 1876. Books
By George Armstrong Custer and
Elizabeth Custer Books
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Custer Movies
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Custer Print
Sources 2.
Lamar, Howard R. The
Reader's Encyclopedia : The American
West. New York: Harper and Row
Publishers. 1977. 3.
Viola, Herman J. Little
Bighorn Remembered: The Untold Indian
Story of Custer's Last
Stand.
New York: Rivolo Books. 1999.
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from 2003 to 2004. Julius
Schwartz--Science
Fiction and comic book editor
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de Zavala--First
Vice-President of the Republic of
Texas. William
Howard
Taft-President
of the United States and later
Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme
Court. Dr.
Benjamin
Rush--
Signer of the Declaration of
Independence, member of the
Constitutional Convention, noted
physician and ardent supporter
for the abolition of
slavery Thomas
Nast-American
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George Armstrong
Custer--
Famous American Cavalry officer
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1.
Ambrose, Stephen E. Crazy
Horse And Custer: The Parallel Lives Of
Two American Warriors. New York:
Meridian Books. 1975.