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

The Battle of Little Bighorn on June 25 and 26, 1876, lasted barely a full day, but it would become one of the most famous, ...

As the anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn approaches, relatives of the two men still grapple with the legacy of ...

Custer’s last stand was 150 years ago. As America wrestles with its 250th birthday, this commemoration also cuts to the heart of who we are. Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent ...

Painting by Frederick Remington of "Custer's Last Charge." George A. Custer, (1839-1876), made his last stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn, July 25, 1876. Custer lost the battle. Undated ...

In March of 1876, Col. George Custer and his wife, Elizabeth, were on a westbound Northern Pacific train to Fort Abraham Lincoln when the train they were riding on got stuck in massive snowdrifts.

“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 ...

Custer's Last Stand took place at the Little Bighorn River, where he led over two hundred soldiers into battle against thousands of Lakota and Cheyenne warriors. From ...

The father of farming in Burleigh County, N.D., was a former U.S. congressman, rose to the rank of brigadier general during the Civil War, and, as the oldest officer of the 7th Cavalry, served at Col.

Few figures in American history are as divisive as Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. He's been hailed as a hero and martyr by some, and vilified as a brash fool who got what he deserved at ...