Francis R. Hagner collection 1860-1946 1876-1925

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Francis R. Hagner collection 1860-1946 1876-1925

Francis Randall Hagner (1873-1940), a collector of Americana, practiced medicine in Washington, D.C. A specialist in genito-urinary surgery, he was an attending physician to U.S. President William H. Taft. Collection consists of typed copies of letters, diaries, articles, court martial proceedings, and printed matter concerning General George A. Custer and the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. Typed transcripts are of the writings of participants in the campaign as well as contemporary and later commentators on the Indian Wars. Among the transcripts are accounts of the battle, commentary on Custer's participation in the Battle of the Washita in 1868, Custer's 1867 court martial, 1876 diary and article by General E.S. Godfrey, Court of Inquiry of Major Marcus A. Reno, and manuscript autobiography of Major General George Crook. Also, clippings and articles on the Indian Wars and related topics.

1 linear foot (3 boxes, 2 oversize folders)

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