GLORY AND THE GRAVE

On this day in 1876, George Armstrong Custer became immortal. It's also the day that he and 267 fellow soldiers (and Indian scouts) died:





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GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER

George Armstrong Custer was born December 5, 1839, in New Rumley, Ohio. He graduated from West Point in 1861 (one year early because of the looming Civil War). He was ranked last in his class, due in part to a propensity for playing pranks on his classmates that earned him numerous demerits. After distinguishing himself as a cavalry officer during the Civil War, he died on June 25, 1876 in Montana Territory during an engagement with a greatly superior force consisting of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians.

LIBRARY LOCATIONS:

Central Library—History, Geography, & Travel (HG) Central Library—Stacks (ST) Kingshighway Branch (KI) BIBLIOGRAPHY

Barnes, Jeff. The Great Plains Guide to Custer: 8 Forts, Fights, and Other Sites. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2012. KI—978.02

Barnett, Louise K. Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer. New York: Henry Holt, 1996. ST—B CUSTER

Custer, Elizabeth B. Boots and Saddles; or, Life in Dakota with General Custer. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961. ST—B CUSTER

Custer, George A, Elizabeth B. Custer, and Marguerite Merington. The Custer Story: The Life and Intimate Letters of General George A. Custer and His Wife Elizabeth. New York: Devin-Adair, 1950. ST—B CUSTER

Custer, George A. My Life on the Plains, Or, Personal Experiences with Indians. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1962. ST—970.5

Custer, George A. Wild Life on the Plains and Horrors of Indian Warfare. New York: Arno Press, 1969. ST—970.810924

Elliott, Michael A. Custerology: The Enduring Legacy of the Indian Wars and George Armstrong Custer. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. HG—973.82092

Monaghan, Jay. Custer: The Life of General George Armstrong Custer. Lincoln, Neb: University of Nebraska Press, 1971. ST-B CUSTER

Urwin, Gregory J. W. Custer Victorious: The Civil War Battles of General George Armstrong Custer. Rutherford: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1983. ST-973.73

Wert, Jeffry D. Custer: The Controversial Life of George Armstrong Custer. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. ST-B CUSTER

Whittaker, Frederick. A Complete Life of Gen. George A. Custer. New York: Sheldon, 1876. ST-B CUSTER

CIVIL WAR GENERALS--G. A. CUSTER

Before he met his destiny on that fateful day on the Great Plains, George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) served as an aggressive (and generally effective) Union Army cavalry commander:

Barnett, Louise K. Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer. New York: Henry Holt, 1996. ST—B CUSTER

Custer, Elizabeth B, and Arlene Reynolds. The Civil War Memories of Elizabeth Bacon Custer: Reconstructed from Her Diaries and Notes. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1994. CP--973.7092

Custer, George A, and John M. Carroll. Custer, in the Civil War: His Unfinished Memoirs. San Rafael, Calif: Presidio Press, 1977. ST—973.7

Hatch, Thom. Clashes of Cavalry: The Civil War Careers of George Armstrong Custer and Jeb Stuart. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2001. ST--973.82092

Hatch, Thom. The Custer Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to the Life of George Armstrong Custer and the Plains Indian Wars. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2002. HGT--973.82092

Kinsley, D A. Favor the Bold: Custer: the Civil War Years. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1967. ST—B CUSTER

Monaghan, Jay. Custer: The Life of General George Armstrong Custer. Lincoln, Neb: University of Nebraska Press, 1971. ST—B CUSTER

Urwin, Gregory J. W. Custer Victorious: The Civil War Battles of General George Armstrong Custer. Rutherford: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1983. ST—973.73

Wert, Jeffry D. Custer: The Controversial Life of George Armstrong Custer. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. ST—B CUSTER

Whittaker, Frederick. A Complete Life of Gen. George A. Custer. New York: Sheldon, 1876 [repr. 1993]. ST—B CUSTER