Victor E. Comte papers, 1853-1878.

United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1862-1865). Company C.

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Melcher, Louis, b. 1838.

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Comte, Victor E., 1833-1864.

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Soldier from Wayne County, Michigan, who served in Co. C, Fifth Michigan Cavalry during the Civil War. From the description of Victor E. Comte papers, 1853-1878 [microform] (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 81002472 From the description of Victor E. Comte papers, 1853-1878. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423469 Soldier from Wayne County, Michigan, who served in Co. C, 5th Michigan Cavalry during the Civil War. From the descri...

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...