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Journalist who lost his life at Little Bighorn was not initially tapped to travel with Col. Custer

In March of 1876, Col. George Custer and his wife, Elizabeth, were on a westbound Northern Pacific train to Fort Abraham Lincoln when the train they were riding on got stuck in massive snowdrifts.
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Custer's bandleader settled in Dakota

Col. Custer's bandmaster at Fort Abraham Lincoln later became one of America's most celebrated composers of the 19th century. Felix Vinatieri was an extraordinary violin and coronet musician who ...
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Extraordinary Heroism at the Little Bighorn

“The Sioux say this officer was the bravest man they had ever fought.” — Sioux Chief Red Horse, 1881. “History is not history unless it is the truth.” — Abraham Lincoln, 1856. We’ve all heard the ...
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Derek Coleman: Two Italians were among few survivors of Custer's Last Stand

This year marks the 146th anniversary of the day that Lieutenant-Colonel George Armstrong Custer led five companies of the US 7th Cavalry to their deaths at the Little Bighorn River. Custer was ...
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This Blink-and-You’ll-Miss-It ABC Western Series Sparked Protests Before It Even Aired

Few figures in American history are as divisive as Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. He's been hailed as a hero and martyr by some, and vilified as a brash fool who got what he deserved at ...
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Where Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse Defeated Colonel Custer

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Custer's Last Stand took place at the Little Bighorn River, where he led over two hundred soldiers into battle ...