George A. Custer and Little Big Horn postcard collection, [197-?].

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George A. Custer and Little Big Horn postcard collection, [197-?].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173483085

Collection of postcards picturing General George A. Custer; officers and men of the 7th Cavalry; Sioux warriors in the Battle of the Little Bighorn; Crow scouts with Custer; and the headstone marking the spot where Custer fell.

5 postcards : ill. ; 14-16 cm.

Bismarck Public Library, Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6921906

Bismarck Public Library, Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library

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United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 7th (1866-present)

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Led by George Armstrong Custer, the Seventh Cavalry surprised an encampment of Cheyenne near present-day Cheyenne, Okla., on Nov. 27, 1868. Known as the Battle of Washita, the conflict resulted in few cavalry casualties; among them was Capt. Louis M. Hamilton, who was killed as the attack commenced. From the description of A meeting of the officers of the Seventh U.S. Cavalry was held ... to take into consideration the untimely death of Captain Louis M. Hamil...

Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...