Custer’s Column of cavalry, artillery, and wagons

Historical Era:

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Keywords:

George Armstrong Custer Battle of Little Bighorn

Year Created: 1874

Historical Theme:

Culture War Diplomacy Native Americans

Collection:

A Road They Did Not Know, by Larry McMurtry The Battle of Little Bighorn, by Nathaniel Philbrick

Categories of Documents:

Photograph

Description:

This photograph, taken by W. H. Illingworth, shows a column of cavalry, artillery, and wagons, commanded by Gen. George A. Custer, crossing the plains of Dakota Territory during his 1874 Black Hills expedition.

Source: National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001
National Archives Identifier: 519427

Link to content:

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/519427