Originally Posted by akrange
Other than Himself ..Custer lost 2 Brothers , Uncle and a Nephew at the Little Bighorn ..
Something I didn’t know till Recently..
There were 5 members of the Custer family killed that day.
George Armstrong himself, younger brothers Tom and Boston, a nephew, “Autie” Reed, and Captain James Calhoun, who was married to George’s younger sister Maggie.
I’d have hated to be in Ft Lincoln that morning when the news was broken to Elizabeth and Maggie. In addition to the two, there were 29 other soldier’s wives who were now widows.
I believe I read somewhere that “Vic” was actually a mare. I believe In “Son Of The Morning Star” that Burkman, who was responsible for Custer’s horses,
stated so. I’d have to go back and find it.
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