The father of farming in Burleigh County, N.D., was a former U.S. congressman, rose to the rank of brigadier general during the Civil War, and, as the oldest officer of the 7th Cavalry, served at Col.

Click to open image viewer. Photograph of Colonel Thomas Ward Custer, 7th US Cavalry. Custer, the younger brother of General George Armstrong Custer, was killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn on ...

One man is directly related to two popular trivia questions: "Name the only survivor of Col. George Armstrong Custer's command at the Battle of the Little Big Horn" and "During the time of Custer, ...

The Battle of the Little Bighorn isn't just a 19th-century clash; it is a contemporary movement for sovereignty. As the 150th ...

Americans were in shock in early July 1876. It wasn’t supposed to have been that way. It was the country’s centennial, after all, a time for a national party. Instead, stunning news came from the ...

Journalist and historian Clavin (Running Deep) offers a by-the-numbers account of the Battle of Little Bighorn. In June 1876, the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry Regiment suffered a resounding defeat at the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought along the banks of the Little Bighorn River, in south central Montana on June 25-26, 1876. The 7th ...

‘Custer’s Last Stand,’ an 1899 oil-on-canvas painting by Edgar Samuel Paxson, depicts the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana from the point of view of the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry Regiment, led by Lt.