"Custer" by Michael Gnatek. Original drawing available at the R. Michelson Galleries.
Located in front of the Custer County Courthouse in Custer, South Dakota
Visiting Little Bighorn Battlefield? Be sure you stop by the Custer Battlefield Trading Post and Custer Battlefield Museum. It’s worth the visit!
General Custer’s widow Libbie in the early 1900s. She spent her life burnishing her late husband’s reputation and wore mourning black until she died of a heart attack a few days before her 91st birthday.
The wind was blowing and I wanted this fall weed in the foreground, but it didn't want to stand still.
LITTLE BIGHORN: General George Armstrong Custer’s sandy-haired younger brother, Thomas Ward Custer, died near his brother on Last Stand Hill.
(written on the 15th) We visited this park 3 years ago when we were camping in a near by location and loved the look of the campgrounds here so decided to stop. Only problem was the motorcycle rally going on!! We didn’t know how many would be in the area – talk about noise and
George Armstrong Custer (l. 1839-1876) was an officer in the US Army, serving in the cavalry from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War and the wars against...
Elizabeth Bacon Custer in 1876, wearing mourning black following the debacle at Little Bighorn. She dressed in mourning attire to honor her husband until her death in 1933. (Courtesy of the National Parks Service)
LITTLE BIGHORN: Lt. Edward Maguire of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reached the battle site on June 27, 1876. In his report was a map drawn by Sergeant Charles Becker at Maguire’s direction. Maguire believed point B was where George Armstrong Custer had approached the village but was driven back by overwhelming force—a deduction now in question.
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George Armstrong Custer So, these past few months, I’ve found myself in a Custer bubble, and I don’t even know what to do. But I do know how I got here. We rewatched HBO’s Deadwood series in preparation for the final movie that was recently released that promised to finally wrap up the story 13 … Continue reading "The George Custer Photo Gallery"
About 35 to 40 men fom Last Stand Hill made a dash toward the Little Bighorn River. Most were from E Company and a few were on horseback—perhaps they were trying to break through and find the rest of the regiment. Indian warriors turned them aside and funneled them into deep ravine where all were killed.
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