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George
Armstrong Custer
(1839-1876) 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. The
links and other sources on this
page are to help in your research
on this fascinating
American. Published
Works: The
Custer story;: The life and
intimate letters of General
George A. Custer and his wife
Elizabeth
Copyright
© 1998-2006 Roger A. Lee and History
Guy Media; Last Modified:
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Trademark. Citation Lee,
R. "World Biography: General George
Armstrong Custer (1839-1876)" http://www.worldbiography.net/custer_george_armstrong.html Internet
Links on George
Custer Court
Martial of George
Armstrong 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.
Custer
- This site is dedicated
to all of those who have
an interest in the life
and times of General
George Armstrong Custer
and the Battle of the
Little Big
Horn. General
George Armstrong
Custer
- information and links
on General Custer,
battlefield photos and
more. Gen.
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. 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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My
Life on the Plains: Or
Personal Experiences With the
Indians
1.
Ambrose, Stephen E.
Crazy Horse And Custer:
The Parallel Lives Of Two
American Warriors. New
York: Meridian Books.
1975.
