Complete Life of Gen. George A. Custer, Major-General of Volunteers
by WHITTAKER, Frederick
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1876. WHITTAKER, Frederick. A Complete Life of Gen. George A. Custer, Major-General of Volunteers, Brevet Major-General, U.S. Army, and Lieutenant-Colonel Seventh U.S. Cavalry. New York: Sheldon & Company, [1876]. 1st ed. x,648pp. Portrait frontis., illus., plates. Orig. gilt-pictorial cloth. Light soiling to the oute margin of some leaves, otherwise, a near fine copy. Luther High Spot #1. The first biography of Custer, published 3 months after his death. It served to stir up public controversy over the battle, and the possible dereliction of duty by Reno and Benteen.
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- Title
- Complete Life of Gen. George A. Custer, Major-General of Volunteers
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- WHITTAKER, Frederick
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- Used
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- Date Published
- 1876
- Keywords
- CUSTER, GEO, MIL HX, CW, LITTLE BIG HORN, HOWESX, FINE/WEST AM
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