Like everything else about General George Custer, his martyrdom was shrouded in controversy and contradictions. The final act of his larger-than-life career played out on a grand stage with a ...

The wrath of President Grant -- Glorious war -- Chasing shadows on the plains -- Death along the Washita -- Battling Sioux in Yellowstone country -- Black Hills, red spirits -- Prelude to war -- First ...

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 ...

Marched today 32 miles and camped on Powder River, journalist Mark Kellogg wrote on June 7, 1876, while traveling with Lt. Col. George Custer’s 7th Cavalry. This is the second and third of a six-part ...

Not all of the fatalities of the Battle of the Little Big Horn took place on the battlefield. After the defeat of George Armstrong Custer at the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876, Lt. Thomas Weir went ...