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Thomas Ward Custer (March 15, 1845 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and two-time recipient of the Medal of Honor for bravery during the American Civil War. A younger brother of George Armstrong Custer , he served as his aide at the Battle of Little Bighorn against the Lakota and Cheyenne in the Montana Territory .
Boston Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, one of five children born to Emanuel Henry Custer and Maria Ward Kirkpatrick Custer. In 1863, the family left Ohio and moved to Monroe, Michigan . Boston's older brother Nevin became a farmer due to asthma and rheumatism, while two other older brothers, George and Thomas ("Tom"), became military ...
Cole Custer (born 1998), American racing driver; Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842–1933), wife of George Armstrong Custer; George Armstrong Custer (1839–1876), American Civil War general; Omer N. Custer (1873-1942), American politician; Thomas Custer (1845–1876), brother of George Armstrong Custer, two-time recipient of the U.S. Army Medal of ...
In 1871, he became the regimental adjutant under Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. Cooke became close friends with Thomas Custer and was a member of the so-called "Custer Clan" or "Custer Gang", a close-knit group of Custer's friends and relatives. He was an excellent shot and one of the fastest runners of the regiment.
Henry Reed was born on April 27, 1858, in Monroe, Michigan.While he had several sisters, he was the only son of David and Lydia Reed. [1] At a young age, he was nicknamed "Autie" by his mother— a nickname of his middle name Armstrong, which was shared with his uncle George Armstrong Custer.
James Calhoun (August 24, 1845 – June 25, 1876) was a soldier in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Black Hills War.He was the brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer and was killed along with Custer in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Stiles, T.J. Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America (2015), Pulitzer Prize. Victor, F.F. (1877). Eleven years in the Rocky Mountains and life on the frontier also a history of the Sioux war, and a life Gen. George A. Custer, with a full account of his last battle . Columbian book company. Whittaker, F. (1876).
Marquis' unpublished books also eventually came into print; Custer, Cavalry & Crows in 1975, Keep the Last Bullet for Yourself: The True Story of Custer's Last Stand in 1976, and The Cheyennes of Montana in 1978, 43 years after his death. [40] The last of these included an introduction and 26-page biography of Marquis by Thomas D. Weist.