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CUSTER, George Armstrong. (1839-1876). My Life on the Plains. Or, Personal Experiences with Indians.

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George Custer Signed Beige Page Cut: George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Custer graduated from We

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[CUSTER, George Armstrong]. Index to Officer's Pay Accounts. A ledger for the years 1841-1870.: [CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876)]. Index to Officer's Pay Accounts. A ledger for the years 1841-1870. 334 pages, on red and blue ruled sheets, 383 x 290 mm, modern black morocco binding. L

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[CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876)]. Manuscript document...: IMPORTANT CUSTER’S LAST STAND MANUSCRIPT [CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876)]. Manuscript document signed (“E.D. Townsend”), Bighorn on Yellowstone River, 4 July 1876. 8 pages on 4

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Photograph of Fort Mead, Dakota, c.1878: Heading: (Custer, George Armstrong) Author: Title: Original albumen photograph of Fort Mead, Dakota Territory, c.1878, headquarters of the Seventh Cavalry Place Published: Publisher: Date Publi

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Bronze Bust of General George Armstrong Custer, by James Gruzalski (American, b. 1938): General George Armstrong Custer in military uniform. Cast bronze with a warm brown patina. Titled, signed and numbered 9/30 on verso. Mounted onto an oval wood base. Apprx 19"H x 16"W x 11"D and 47 lb

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George Custer Signed Page Cut: George Custer 3" x 1" Signed Cut. George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Ind

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CUSTER, George Armstrong. (1839-1876). My Life on the Plains. Or, Personal Experiences with Indians.

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CUSTER, George Armstrong. (1839-1876). My Life on the Plains. Or, Personal Experiences with Indians. New York: Sheldon and Company, 1874.

8vo. Illustrated plates. Original cloth decorated in gilt and black (spine faded, some light rubbing).

FIRST EDITION of Custer's "classic account of military operations against various tribes of Plains Indians in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas" (Encyclopedia of American War Literature, p.84). Graff 961; Howes C-981.

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CUSTER, George Armstrong. (1839-1876). My Life on the Plains. Or, Personal Experiences with Indians.

Name: CUSTER, George Armstrong. (1839-1876). My Life on the Plains. Or, Personal Experiences with Indians.
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