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  2. Custer Monument (West Point) - Wikipedia

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    Custer Monument is a monument at the United States Military ... The pedestal was moved to Custer's grave site in the West Point Cemetery during the construction of ...

  3. George Armstrong Custer - Wikipedia

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    The bodies of Custer and his brother Tom were wrapped in canvas and blankets, then buried in a shallow grave, covered by the basket from a travois held in place by rocks. When soldiers returned a year later, the brothers' grave had been scavenged by animals and the bones scattered.

  4. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument - Wikipedia

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    Custer National Cemetery, on the battlefield, is part of the national monument. The site of the connected military action led by Marcus Reno and Frederick Benteen is also part of the National Monument, but is about 3 miles (4.83 km) southeast of the main site.

  5. What is closed on Veterans Day 2024? Here's what you ... - AOL

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    Fort Custer was named after General George Armstrong Custer, a native of the state of Michigan. ... a burial site for American Indians. The earliest interments in the post cemetery likely date to ...

  6. Fort Custer National Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Fort Custer National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located just outside the village of Augusta in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It encompasses 770.4 acres (311.8 ha), and as of 2022 [update] had 33,000 interments.

  7. Thomas Custer - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, the third son of Emanuel and Marie Custer. The paternal line was of ethnic German descent. The paternal line was of ethnic German descent. He enlisted in the Union Army , in September 1861, at age 16, and served in the early campaigns of the Civil War as a private in the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry ...

  8. George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument - Wikipedia

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    The George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument, also known as Sighting the Enemy, [4] [5] is an equestrian statue of General George Armstrong Custer located in Monroe, Michigan. The statue, sculpted by Edward Clark Potter , was designated as a Michigan Historic Site on June 15, 1992 [ 3 ] and soon after listed on the National Register of ...

  9. Jimmy Carter funeral: What to know about the former ... - AOL

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    Two public observances will be held for former President Jimmy Carter who died Sunday at the age of 100, and he will receive the full honors of a state funeral in the nation’s capitol.. Carter ...