The June 1876 firefight resulted in the deaths of George Armstrong Custer and 267 of his men. Historians continue to debate exactly how the Lakota Sioux and the Northern Cheyenne secured their victory ...

General Custer’s last stand was 150 years ago, but for descendants of the Battle of Little Bighorn’s two protagonists the ...

As thousands gather in Montana to mark 150 years since the battle, the legacy of Native American resistance and US expansion remains contentious ...

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 ...

The cursive writing, with its large overlapping loops, can be difficult to read in places, but that’s to be expected. The author, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, was 85 years old when ...

Sometimes to get remembered in history, you need a great publicist. This weekend marks the 147th anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn—also known as ‘Custer’s Last Stand’—a chapter in U.S.

“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 ...

Before making his last stand in the Battle of Little Bighorn, Gen. George Armstrong Custer was stationed in Alexandria. This is a short way of answering a question posed by Alexandria resident Cynthia ...

The first person to be awarded the Medal of Honor on two separate occasions later served at Fort Abraham Lincoln near Bismarck. Tom Custer was the younger brother of George A. Custer. At the Battle of ...

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 ...