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"Although everyone in Custer's immediate command was killed during the fighting at the Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25-26, 1876, others who participated in the battle survived. Troopers with Custer tells their stories often in their own words.Starting with a dramatic first chapter on the battle and the events immediately preceding, the book moves into eyewitness reports of well-known participants, including Capt. Fredrick W. Benteen and Col. Charles A. Varnum; recounts the thrilling escape of Lt. Charles C. De Rudio and Sgt. Thomas O'Neill from the Indians; gives the account of trumpeter John Martin, who carried the famous message from Custer to Benteen; relates the story of the horse "Comanche," sole survivor of the battle; discusses Gen. John Gibbon's opinion of the treatment accorded the Indians by the United States government (a view that is surprisingly similar to the one widely held today); factually describes the heroic action of the famous "water detail"; and includes many other thrilling incidents.The author investigates and reports on such intriguing and disputed questions as: Was there a Custer survivor? Were Custer's remains ever positively identified? Was Maj.

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Author

E. A. Brininstool

Publisher

Stackpole Company

Published

1952

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, American Studies, Humanities