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Cavalier in Buckskin : George Armstrong title: Custer and the Western Military Frontier Oklahoma Western Biographies : V. 1 author: Utley, Robert Marshall. publisher: University of Oklahoma Press isbn10 | asin: 0806122927 print isbn13: 9780806122922 ebook isbn13: 9780806171234 language: English Custer, George Armstrong,--1839-1876, Indians of North America--Wars--1866- subject 1895, West (U.S.)--History--1860-1890, Generals--United States--Biography, United States.--Army--Biography. publication date: 1991 lcc: E467.1.C99U85 1991eb ddc: 973.8/2/0924 Custer, George Armstrong,--1839-1876, Indians of North America--Wars--1866- subject: 1895, West (U.S.)--History--1860-1890, Generals--United States--Biography, United States.--Army--Biography. Page i Cavalier in Buckskin The Oklahoma Western Biographies Richard W. Etulian, General Editor Page iii Cavalier in Buckskin George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier By Robert M. Utley UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS : NORMAN AND LONDON Page iv By Robert M. Utley Custer and the Great Controversy: Origin and Development of a Legend (Los Angeles, 1962, 1980) The Last Days of the Sioux Nation (New Haven, Conn., 1963) (Ed.) Battlefield and Classroom: Four Decades with the American Indian, 18671904 (New Haven, Conn., 1964; Lincoln, Nebr., 1987) Frontiersmen in Blue: The United States Army and the Indian, 18481865 (New York, 1967; Lincoln, Nebr., 1981) Frontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian, 18661891 (New York, 1973; Bloomington, Ind., 1977; Lincoln, Nebr., 1984.) (with Wilcomb Washburn) The American Heritage History of the Indian Wars (New York, 1977) (Ed.) Life in Custer's Cavalry: Diaries and Letters of Albert and Jennie Barnitz, 186768 (New Haven, Conn., 1977; Lincoln, Nebr., 1987) The Indian Frontier of the American West, 18461890 (Albuquerque, 1984) If These Walls Could Speak: Historic Forts of Texas (Austin, Texas, 1985) Four Fighters of Lincoln County (Albuquerque, 1986) High Noon in Lincoln: Violence on the Western Frontier (Albuquerque, 1987) Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier (Norman, 1988) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Utley, Robert Marshall, 1929- Cavalier in buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the western military frontier / by Robert M. Utley. 1st ed. p. cm. (The Oklahoma western biographies: v. I) Bibliography: p. 213 Includes index. O-8061-2150-5 (alk. paper) ISBN 1 Custer, George Armstrong, 18391876. 2. Indians of North AmericaWars18661895. 3. West (U.S.)History18481950. 4. GeneralsUnited StatesBiography. 5. United States. Army Biography. I. Title. II. Series. 467.1.C99U85 1988 E 973.8'2'0924dc19 88-5426 Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier is Volume 1 in The Oklahoma Western Biographies. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Copyright © 1988 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A. Page v For John Alexander Carroll Page vii Contents Series Editor's Preface Page xiii Preface xv 1 1 Immortality 2 13 Boy General 3 36 Regular Army 4 57 Total War 5 103 Iron Horse 6 128 Gold 7 148 Politics 8 165 Last Stand 9 194 Judgments Sources 213 Index 17 Page ix Illustrations Following page78 Armstrong Custer as a West Point cadet, 1861 Custer's first portrait as a brigadier, autumn 1863 Custer and his mentor, General Pleasonton, October 1863 Group picture including Libbie's father and stepmother, Christmas Day 1864 Sheridan and some of his generals, January 1865 Custer's favorite portrait, May 23, 1865 Custer, Libbie, and Eliza, April 12, 1865 William Tecumseh Sherman Philip H. Sheridan Hancock Expedition, Fort Harker, Kansas, April 1867 General George A. Custer Major Joel H. Elliott Captain Louis M. Hamilton Custer and Russian Grand Duke Alexis Sheridan and his staff and Custer, January 1872 Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer, March 1873 Custer with elk he killed on the Yellowstone, September 6, 1873

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Cavalier in Buckskin : George Armstrong title: Custer and the Western Military Frontier Oklahoma Western Biographies : V. 1 author: Utley, Robert Marshall. publisher: University of Oklahoma Press isbn10 | asin: 0806122927 print isbn13: 9780806122922 ebook isbn13: 9780806171234 language: English Custer, George Armstrong,--1839-1876, Indians of North America--Wars--1866- subject 1895, West (U.S.)--History--1860-1890, Generals--United States--Biography, United States.--Army--Biography. publication date: 1991 lcc: E467.1.C99U85 1991eb ddc: 973.8/2/0924 Custer, George Armstrong,--1839-1876, Indians of North America--Wars--1866- subject: 1895, West (U.S.)--History--1860-1890, Generals--United States--Biography, United States.--Army--Biography. Page i Cavalier in Buckskin The Oklahoma Western Biographies Richard W. Etulian, General Editor Page iii Cavalier in Buckskin George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier By Robert M. Utley UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS : NORMAN AND LONDON Page iv By Robert M. Utley Custer and the Great Controversy: Origin and Development of a Legend (Los Angeles, 1962, 1980) The Last Days of the Sioux Nation (New Haven, Conn., 1963) (Ed.) Battlefield and Classroom: Four Decades with the American Indian, 18671904 (New Haven, Conn., 1964; Lincoln, Nebr., 1987) Frontiersmen in Blue: The United States Army and the Indian, 18481865 (New York, 1967; Lincoln, Nebr., 1981) Frontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian, 18661891 (New York, 1973; Bloomington, Ind., 1977; Lincoln, Nebr., 1984.) (with Wilcomb Washburn) The American Heritage History of the Indian Wars (New York, 1977) (Ed.) Life in Custer's Cavalry: Diaries and Letters of Albert and Jennie Barnitz, 186768 (New Haven, Conn., 1977; Lincoln, Nebr., 1987) The Indian Frontier of the American West, 18461890 (Albuquerque, 1984) If These Walls Could Speak: Historic Forts of Texas (Austin, Texas, 1985) Four Fighters of Lincoln County (Albuquerque, 1986) High Noon in Lincoln: Violence on the Western Frontier (Albuquerque, 1987) Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier (Norman, 1988) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Utley, Robert Marshall, 1929- Cavalier in buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the western military frontier / by Robert M. Utley. 1st ed. p. cm. (The Oklahoma western biographies: v. I) Bibliography: p. 213 Includes index. O-8061-2150-5 (alk. paper) ISBN 1 Custer, George Armstrong, 18391876. 2. Indians of North AmericaWars18661895. 3. West (U.S.)History18481950. 4. GeneralsUnited StatesBiography. 5. United States. Army Biography. I. Title. II. Series. 467.1.C99U85 1988 E 973.8'2'0924dc19 88-5426 Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier is Volume 1 in The Oklahoma Western Biographies. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Copyright © 1988 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A. Page v For John Alexander Carroll Page vii Contents Series Editor's Preface Page xiii Preface xv 1 1 Immortality 2 13 Boy General 3 36 Regular Army 4 57 Total War 5 103 Iron Horse 6 128 Gold 7 148 Politics 8 165 Last Stand 9 194 Judgments Sources 213 Index 17 Page ix Illustrations Following page78 Armstrong Custer as a West Point cadet, 1861 Custer's first portrait as a brigadier, autumn 1863 Custer and his mentor, General Pleasonton, October 1863 Group picture including Libbie's father and stepmother, Christmas Day 1864 Sheridan and some of his generals, January 1865 Custer's favorite portrait, May 23, 1865 Custer, Libbie, and Eliza, April 12, 1865 William Tecumseh Sherman Philip H. Sheridan Hancock Expedition, Fort Harker, Kansas, April 1867 General George A. Custer Major Joel H. Elliott Captain Louis M. Hamilton Custer and Russian Grand Duke Alexis Sheridan and his staff and Custer, January 1872 Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer, March 1873 Custer with elk he killed on the Yellowstone, September 6, 1873

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George Armstrong Custer. The name evokes instant recognition in almost every American and in people around the world. No figure in the history of the American West has more powerfully moved the human imagination.When originally published in 1988, Cavalier in Buckskin met with critical acclaim. Now R
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