| LC control no. | n 79041742 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 |
| Variant(s) | Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876 Nomad, 1839-1876 Son of the Morning Star, 1839-1876 Custer, General (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 Custer, G. A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 |
| Biography/History note | George A. Custer (1839-1876) was an American cavalry officer. |
| Birth date | 1839-12-05 |
| Death date | 1876-06-25 |
| Place of birth | New Rumley (Ohio) |
| Place of death | Little Bighorn River (Wyo. and Mont.) |
| Field of activity | Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 |
| Affiliation | United States Military Academy |
| Profession or occupation | Soldier Generals |
| Found in | His Wild life on the plains ... 1891. His Nomad, c1980: t.p. (Nomad; the pseud. used by Custer 1867-1875 when writing for the magazine Turf, field, and stream) Frost, L.A. The Custer album, 1984, c1964: CIP t.p. (General George A. Custer) Connell, E.S. Son of the Morning Star, 1985, c1984: CIP t.p. (Son of the Morning Star) galley (Indian name of General Custer) Message from the President of the United States, 1876?: p. 1 (General Custer) His My life on the plains, or, Personal experience with Indians: t.p. (General G.A. Custer) Encyclopedia Britannica, via WWW, July 12, 2012 (George Armstrong Custer; b. Dec. 5, 1839 in New Rumley, Ohio; d. June 25, 1876 at Little Bighorn River, Montana Territory; U.S. cavalry officer; graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., 1861; served in the Civil War, became brigadier general; killed at Battle of Little Bighorn) |
| Associated language | eng |
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