Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
F. E. Gillett Letters
Collection
Identifier: SC 694
Abstract
Carbon copy of typescript letter of F.E. Gillett to A. Ross of the North Dakota Agricultural College dated April 9, 1921 in which Gillett reminisces about his life, in particular working for a rancher in South Dakota, claiming to have been near the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. Worked as a horse trader and eventually settled and farmed near Esmond, N.D. The other letter is from R.A. Corbett to Lorne Wilde of April 26, 1921 in which he forwards the Gillett letter.
Dates:
1921
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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F. E. Gillett Letters
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
Gladys M. Pearce Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 845
Abstract
Her manuscript "Claimed by the Prairies" (187 p.) covers the life of her grandmother Winnie Winston Nicholls (1830-1914) dealing particularly with her life after 1873 as a Bismarck pioneer. Among people mentioned are Alexander McKenzie, Dennis Hannifin, Calamity Jane, General Custer, the horse, Comanche, William Latimer, Dr. E.P. Quain, Linda Slaughter, and the Marquis de Mores. Described are travel by covered wagon, Fort Seward (Jamestown), gambling halls, the removal of the capital to...
Dates:
1936, 1956-1957
Jessamine Slaughter Burgum Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 586
Abstract
Letter, citation for the NDAC Outstanding Achievement Award, a typed copy of "Zi-win-ta, the Old Seeress of the Sioux," regarding an old Mandan village site, a handwritten reminiscence (22 leaves) concerning Fort Abraham Lincoln, Bismarck, N.D., and the Battle of the Little Big Horn, and her obituary.
Dates:
1953, 1956-1962
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.