Custer

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The Mystery of Custer’s Horse, Vic, at the Little Bighorn

Like nearly all lore about Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, there is much controversy regarding the fate of Custer’s...

Custer's Black Hills Expedition of 1874

The country's youngest Civil War General led this biggest expedition West. His fancy parade was the precursor for what happened two years...

Elizabeth Custer—The Great Woman Behind the Man

For nearly 160 years, Elizabeth Bacon Custer has been the most famous military wife in American history. During her lifetime, she was...

Bloody Knife, Custer's Favorite Scout

He was born into the Hunkpapa tribe and bullied by Sitting Bull when they were children. Their paths would meet again at the Little...

Veterinary Care on Custer’s Campaigns

Look back on our struggle for freedom, Trace our present day’s strength to its source; And you’ll find that our pathway to glory Is...

PART 2: Red Horse at The Battle of the Little Bighorn - An Eyewitness Account

The traditional "white" accounts of the LBH battle differ wildly from Native accounts. The Battle of the Little Bighorn is perhaps the...

PART 1: The Amazing Little Bighorn Drawings of Red Horse

It's been 146 years since the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Today, that day remains one of the most hotly contested events in our history...

Gall, The Mightiest Warrior

Elizabeth Custer said of the great Hunkpapa Chief: "I never in my life dreamed there could be...so fine a specimen of warrior as Gall."

Who Killed Custer? It might surprise you.

Female Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn-Custer's Last Stand-with distinction.

Custer's Dogs

George Armstrong Custer was a great dog lover and he had that to commend him. At one time late in his life he had between 40 and 80 dogs.

Who Killed Custer? It May Surprise You: PART 2

The Cheyenne called Custer "Attacker at Dawn" because of the Washita Massacre of 1868.