Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Benteen-Goldin Papers, 1891-1896
Collection
Identifier: MC-1947-16
Scope and Contents
Letters from Benteen, senior captain under Custer in the 7th Cavalry at the Battle of Little Big Horn, to Theodore W. Goldin, a private in “G” troop at the same battle, criticizing Custer’s private live as well as his military tactics in battles.
Dates:
1891 - 1896
George Armstrong Custer Papers, 1865-1876
Collection
Identifier: MC-1954-54
Scope and Contents
These letters and newspaper clippings deal mostly with the famous "Battle of the Little Big Horn", and one letter concerns a horse named "Don Juan." There are photographs of Custer and his horse, "Comanche.""Interesting items: A telegram from Gen. G. A. Custer to Lawrence Barrett in New York. Barrett was th e famous Shakespearean actor and an intimate friend of Custer. The wire is dated March 4, 1876, St. Paul Minnesota, and reads, "We start to meet Sitting Bull tomorrow-will...
Dates:
1865 - 1876
Philip Gillette Cole Papers, 1876-1937
Collection
Identifier: MC-1944-47
Scope and Contents
The Journal of the 7th Cavalry's Yellowstone Expedition of 1876, correspondence with Theodore W. Goldin, E. A. Brininstool, and others comprise this collection.
Interesting item: One letter in this collection was penned by Theodore Goldin, survivor of the Custer expedition, to Dr. Cole promising the Cole children a story. Another letter fol lowed in which Goldin enclosed the story, "A Winter's Raid,'' pertaining to the raid of the 7th Cavalry under Major Reno.
Dates:
1876 - 1937