Painting by Frederick Remington of "Custer's Last Charge." George A. Custer, (1839-1876), made his last stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn, July 25, 1876. Custer lost the battle. Undated ...

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.

The father of farming in Burleigh County, N.D., was a former U.S. congressman, rose to the rank of brigadier general during the Civil War, and, as the oldest officer of the 7th Cavalry, served at Col.

“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 ...

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 ...

Americans were in shock in early July 1876. It wasn’t supposed to have been that way. It was the country’s centennial, after all, a time for a national party. Instead, stunning news came from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 1872, Lt. Col. George Custer, Gen. Phil Sheridan, the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia and “Buffalo Bill” Cody met in Nebraska for a most important meeting/big game hunt. Omaha author Jeff Barnes will ...