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Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876.

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Besta : A Story of North Dakota Pioneers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 583
Abstract Photocopy of an article published serially in the Grand Forks herald. It contains the life of Karen (Erickson) Bakke, who settled in the Goose River Valley, Traill County, N.D. in 1871 with her Norwegian immigrant parents, Ole and Christiana Erickson. Includes mention of her early life in Wisconsin, moving to Mayville, N.D., living at Ft. Abraham Lincoln with her sister Emily, General Custer and his troops at Ft. Abraham Lincoln, meeting her husband, Ole Bakke, their wedding preparations,...
Dates: 1950-1951

Edna LaMoore Waldo Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 5
Abstract Review of "Dakota", copies of "Pageant of the Missouri", "Sunbonnet Trail", unbound first printing of "Dakota", several letters, biographical and genealogical material on the Dearborn, Freeman, and LaMoore families, and several articles from her "Way Back When" series including Fort Rice, Fort Lincoln, Linda Slaughter, Custer, 7th Cavalry, and expeditions to survey for expansion of the railroads.
Dates: 1931-1956

Fort Abraham Lincoln Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 379
Abstract Historical sketches, term paper, clippings, and other material, relating to Fort Abraham Lincoln (originally known as Fort McKeen), established 1872 near Mandan, N.D., garrisoned by the U.S. 7th Cavalry under Gen. George A. Custer, and abandoned 1891; together with dedication program (1940) of Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park and material concerning the outdoor drama documenting Custer and the Battle of the Little Big Horn, entitled Trail West.
Dates: 1923-1967

George A. Custer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 384
Abstract Copy of Captain William Ludlow's report on the 1874 Black Hills Expedition, pamphlet from the Custer-Ft. Lincoln Foundation, Bismarck, N.D., newspaper and magazine clippings. Clippings include reminiscences by General E.S. Godfrey and Sergeant Jacob Horner who served under Custer, rescue of Little Big Horn survivors, and obituaries of Homer and Charles Windolph who served under Custer.
Dates: 1874-1969

Mary Ann Barnes Williams Collection of Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 131
Abstract Correspondence and reminiscences, relating to General George Custer, the Battle of the Little Big Horn, forts Buford, Mandan, and Abraham Lincoln, Sakakawea, frontier life, and North Dakota history; and newspaper articles concerning Williams.
Dates: 1931-1971.