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GEORGE A. CUSTER

A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources

CONTENTS Bibliographies & Reference Sources.....p.1 General Sources.....p.2 Civil War…..p.4 Since 1865 (Less Little Big Horn)…..p.5 Disciplinary Events.....p.8 (Brother) Thomas Custer…..p.8

BIBLIOGRAPHIES & REFERENCE SOURCES

Carroll, John M. Custer in Periodicals: A Bibliographic Checklist. Ft Collins: Old Army Press, 1975. 134 p. Z8206.7.C3.

Dowd, James P. Custer Lives! Fairfield, WA: YeGalleon, 1982. 263 p. Z1209.2.U52.W86. Lists 3,114 items, each annotated.

Engebretson, Darold E. Medals for the General: A History of Awards for General Custer for Gallant and Meritorious Service. El Segundo, CA: Upton & Sons, 2007. 203 p. E467.1.C99.E54.

Graham, William A. The Custer Myth: A Source Book of Custerania to Which is Added Important Items of Custerania and a Complete and Comprehensive Bibliography. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole, 1953. 413 p. E83.876.G7.

Hardorff, Richard G. Cheyenne Memories of the Custer Fight: A Source Book. Spokane, WA: Arthur H. Clarke, 1995. 189 p. E83.876.C54.

Hatch, Thom. The Custer Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to the Life of George Armstrong Custer and the Plains Indian Wars. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2002. 274 p. E467.1.C99.H38.

Hedren, Paul L. King on Custer: An Annotated Bibliography. n.p., 1982? 12 p. Z8464.35.H43. Charles King, that is, Army officer & novelist of the late 19th century Army.

Research Review. Journal of the Little Big Horn Associates. Per. Incomplete holdings 1970-current. George A. Custer p.2

GENERAL SOURCES

Arnold, David B. “A Psychohistorical Investigation of the Personality and Leadership of General George Custer.” PhD dss, Gonzaga, 2000. 266 p. E467.1.C99.A76.

Barnett, Louise K. Touched by Fire: The Life, Death and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer. NY: Henry Holt, 1996. 540 p. E467.1.C99.B27.

Budiansky, Stephen. “Judging George Custer.” Civil War Times (Feb 2011): pp. 36-43. Per. Argues that you cannot judge the complete man based on the last day of his life.

Carroll, John M. Custer and His Times: Book Two. Ft Worth, TX: Little Big Horn Association, 1984. 336 p. E467.1.C99.C78.

_____. A Custer Chrestomathy. Bryan, TX: Carroll, 1981. 87 p. E467.1.C99.C79.

_____. General Custer and New Rumley, Ohio. Bryan, TX: Carroll, 1978. 47 p. E467.1.C99.C3.

_____. A Very Real Salamagundi, or, Look What I Found This Summer. Bryan, TX: Carroll, 1980. 66 p. E83.876.C66.

Connell, Evan S. Son of the Morning Star. San Francisco, CA: North Point, 1984. 441 p. E83.876.C66.

Cox, Kurt H. Custer and his Commands: From West Point to Little Bighorn. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 1999. 72 p. UE443.C68.

Custer, Bruce C. The Sacrificial Lion: George Armstrong Custer From American Hero to Media Villain. El Segundo, CA: Upton, 1999. 293 p. E467.1.C99.C77.

Custer, Elizabeth B. Boots and Saddles. Williamstown, MA: Corner House, 1969 reprint of 1885 edition. 312 p. F655.C932.

_____. Following the Guidon. NY: Harper, 1904. 314 p. F594.C95.

Custer, George A. & Elizabeth. The Custer Story: The Life and Intimate Letters of.... [Edited by Marguerite Merington]. Lincoln, NE: U NE, 1987. 339 p. E467.1.C99.A335.

Dippie, Brian W. Nomad: George A. Custer in Turf, A Field and Farm. Austin, TX: U TX, 1980. 174 p. E467.1.C99.A34.

Donovan, Jim. Custer and the Little Bighorn: The Man, the Mystery, the Myth. Vancouver, Canada: Voyageur, 2001. 224 p. E467.1.C99.D66.

Elliott, Michael A. Custerology: The Enduring Legacy of the Indian Wars and George Armstrong Custer. Chicago, IL: U Chicago, 2007. 336 p. E83.876.E55. George A. Custer p.3

Frost, Lawrence A. The Custer Album: A Pictorial Biography of General George A. Custer. Seattle, WA: Superior, 1964. 192 p. E83.876.F7.

_____. Custer Legends. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green U Popular Press, 1981. 251 p. E467.1.C99.F74.

_____. Custer Slept Here. Monroe, MI: Gary Owen, 1974. 22 p. E467.1.C99.F94.

_____. General Custer's Libbie. Seattle, WA: Superior, 1976. 336 p. E467.1.C995.F76.

Haynes, C. Vance. General Custer and his Sporting Rifles. Tuscon, AZ: Westernlore, 1995. 100 p. UD390.H39.

Hutton, Paul A. The Custer Reader. Lincoln, NE: U NE, 1992. 575 p. E467.1.C99.C85.

_____. Custer and His Times. El Paso, TX: Little Big Horn Assoc, 1981. 272 p. E467.1.C99.C78.

Katz, D. Mark. Custer in Photographs. Gettysburg, PA: Yo-Mark, 1985. 150 p. E467.1.C99.K34.

Kaufman, Fred S. Custer Passed Our Way. Aberdeen, SC: North Plains, 1971. 365 p. F655.K3.

Koury, Michael J. Custer Centennial Observance, 1976. Ft. Collins, CO: Old Army, 1978. 108 p. E83.876.C985.

Langellier, Jphn P. Custer; The May, the Myth, the Movies. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2000. 146 p. E83.876.C983.

Leckie, Shirley A. “The Civil War Partnership of Elizabeth and George A. Custer.” In Intimate Strategies of the Civil War: Military Commanders and Their Wives. NY: Oxford, 2001. pp. 178-98. E467.I58.

McChristian, Douglas C. “Plainsman—or Showman?: George A. Custer’s Buckskins.” Military Collector & Historian (Spring 2000): pp. 2-13. Per.

Mathias, Elizabeth. “A Memorial to Forgetting: Libbie Custer’s Re-vision of General Custer’s Legacy.” War, Literature & the Arts No. 21 (2009): pp. 21-32. Per.

Monaghan, Jay. Custer: The Life of General George Armstrong Custer. Lincoln, NE: U NE, 1971 reprint of 1959 edition. E467.1.C99.M652.

Ray, Frederick L. “Friends Across Secession.” America’s Civil War (Jul 2003): 30-36. Per. Friendship of George Custer and Stephan D. Ramseur, CSA.

Robbins, James S. Last in Their Class: Custer, Picket and the Goats of West Point. NY: Encounter Books, 2006. 503 p. E181.R63. George A. Custer p.4

Spiller, Roger J., editor. Dictionary of American Military Biography. Vol. 1. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1984. pp. 223-27. U52.D53.

Urwin, Gregory J. W., editor. Custer and His Times. Book Three. Ft Worth, TX: Little Big Horn Association, 1987. 305 p. E467.1.C99.C78.

Utley, Robert M. Custer and Me: A Historian’s Memoir. Norman, OK: U OK, 2004. 253 p. E175.5.U85.A3. Relationship of National Park Service historian with development of historiography of Custer and the Little Big Horn Site.

Van de Water, Frederick F. Glory-Hunter: A Life of General Custer. NY: Bobbs-Merrill, 1934. 394 p. E467.1.C99.V3.

Wert, Jeffry D. Custer: The Controversial Life of George Armstrong Custer. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1996. 462 p. E467.1.C99.W47.

Whittaker, Frederick. A Complete Life of General George A. Custer. NY: Sheldon, 1876. 648 p. E467.1.C99.W62. And Tolzmann, Don H., editor. Custer: Frederick Whittaker’s Complete Life of General George A. Custer, Major General of Volunteers, Brevet Major U.S. Army and Lieutenant-Colonel Seventh U.S. Cavalry. 2 vols. Bowie, MD: Heritage, 1993. E467.1.C99.W6.

_____. A Popular Life of Gen. George A. Custer, Major-General of Volunteers, Brevet Major-General U.S. Army, and Lieutenant-Colonel Seventh U.S. Cavalry. NY: Sheldon, 1876. 648 p. E467.1.C99.W63.

See also: -Photos in collections of B.F. Fiske, E.S. Godfrey, M.F. Steele, PhotoArch.

CIVIL WAR

Carroll, John M., editor. Custer in the Civil War: His Unfinished Memoirs. San Rafael, CA: Presidio, 1977. 233 p. E467.1.C99.A33.

Christiancy-Pickett Papers. 1 Box. Arch. Includes 1862 diary, 1st Michigan Infantry and photocopied letter from Custer, 1863.

Harris, Samuel. Stories of the Civil War. Chicago: Harris, 1898. 15 p. E467.1.C99.H37. Contents include "Major General George A. Custer: Stories Told Around the Campfire of the Michigan Brigade Cavalry." George A. Custer p.5

Hatch, Thom. Clashes of Cavalry: The Civil War Careers of George Armstrong Custer and Jeb Stuart. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2001. 291 p. E467.H425.

O’Neill, Robert J., Jr. “George Custer’s Ascension to Command the Wolverines.” Blue & Gray Magazine Vol. 26, No. 3 (2009): pp. 26-29. Per.

Riggs, David F. East of Gettysburg [Stuart vs. Custer]. Bellevue, NE: Old Army Press, 1970. 78 p. E475.51.R535. On the battle on East Cavalry Field, third day of Gettysburg.

Urwin, Gregory J.W. Custer Victorious: The Civil War Battles of General George Armstrong Custer. Rutherford, NJ: Farleigh Dickinson, 1982. 308 p. E467.2.C99.U78.

See also: -East Cavalry Field Section of Gettysburg-July 3 bibliography in Civil War-Battles-1863-Gettysburg; Portraits of Custer in MOLLUS-Mass Collection; and in collections of B.F. Fiske, E.S. Godfrey & Matthew.F. Steele. PhotoArch.

SINCE 1865 (LESS 1876 CAMPAIGN)

Bates, Charles F. Custer's Indian Battles. Bronxville, NY: n.p., 1936. 36 p. E467.1.C99.B3.

Calhoun, James. With Custer in '74: James Calhoun's Diary of the Black Hills Expedition. [Edited by Lawrence A. Frost] Provo, UT: BYU, 1979. 140 p. F657.B6C35.

Carroll, John M., ed. Custer: From the Civil War to the Little Big Horn. Bryan, TX: Carroll, 1981. 65 p. E467.1.C99.C8.

_____. Custer in Texas: An Interrupted Narrative: Including Narratives of the First Iowa Cavalry, the Seventh Indiana Cavalry, the Fifth Illinois Cavalry, the Second Wisconsin Cavalry, and the Military Mutiny in Custer's Command While in Louisiana. NY: Lewis, 1975. 288 p. E467.1.C99.C82.

_____. Custer's Horse-Shoe. New Brunswick, NJ: Carroll, 1977. 7 p. E81.J6no1.

_____. The Fred Dustin and Earl K. Brigham Letters: Book 2. Bryan, TX: Carroll, 1977. 30 p. E81.J6no7.

_____. A Seventh Cavalry Scrapbook #4. Bryan, TX: Carroll, 1979. 28 p. E81J6no22. And Scrapbook #5 (30 p.), #8 (29 p.), #9 (28 p.), and #13 (28 p.). George A. Custer p.6

_____. Ten Years with General Custer Among the American Indians, and Other Writings by John Ryan. Bryan, TX: Carroll, 1980. 224 p. E83.866.R9. Covers 1866-1876, w/passing reference to Big Horn.

_____. Unpublished Papers of the Order of Indian Wars. New Brunswick, NJ: privately pub, 1977. E81.J6no3.

Champlin, Peggy. "Custer's Theme Song: Keogh and 'Gary Owen'." In Myles Keogh. El Segundo, CA: Upton, 1991. pp. 45-47. E83.876.K46.M94.

Chandler, Melbourne C. Of Gary Owen in Glory: The History of the United States Cavalry Regiment. Annadale, VA: Turnpike, 1960. #303-7.1960.

Coates, Isaac T. On the Plains With Custer and Hancock, the Journal of Isaac Coates Army Surgeon. [Edited by W.J.D. Kennedy] Boulder, CO: Johnson, 1997. 182 p. E83.866.C63.

Crook, George. Clippings re service on the Rosebud. Arch.

Custer, George A. My Life on the Plains.... Lincoln, NE: U NE, 1966 reprint of earlier editions. 626 p. F594.C97.

_____. Wild Life on the Plains and Horrors of Indian Warfare: By a Corps of Competent Authors and Artists, Being a Complete History of Indian Life, Warfare and Adventure in America, Making Specially Prominent the Late Indian War, With Full Descriptions of the Messiah Craze, Ghost Dance, Life of Sitting Bull.... St Louis, MO: Royal, 1891. 592 p. F594.C981. Reprint with additional chapters of My Life on the Plains.

Custer, Elizabeth B. Tenting on the Plains: Or General Custer in Kansas and Texas. NY: Webster, 1877. 702 p. F594.C961.

Dixon, David. "The Sordid Side of the Seventh Cavalry." Research Review [new series] (Jun 1987): pp. 12-21. Per.

Dodge, Richard I. The Black Hills.... NY: Miller, 1876. 151 p. F657.B6.D62.

Epple, Jess C. Custer's Battle of the Washita and a History of the Plains Indian Tribes. NY: Exposition, 1970. 154 p. E83.869.E66.

Ewert, Theodore. Private Theodore Ewert's Diary of the Black Hills Expedition of 1874. [Ed by John M. Carroll] Piscataway, NJ: CRI Books, 1876. 131 p. E99.D1E8.

Frost, Lawrence A. Custer's 7th Cavalry and the Campaign of 1873. NY: Messner, 1944. 174 p. E467.1.C99.G37.

Garst, Shannon. Custer, Fighter of the Plains. NY: Messner, 1944. 174 p. E467.1.C99.G37. George A. Custer p.7

Harcey, Dennis W., & Croone, Brian R. White-Man-Runs-Him: Crow Scout with Custer. Evanston, IL: Evanston, 1993. 221 p. E99.C92.W454.

Hardin, David. After the War: The Lives and Images of Major Civil War Figures after the Shooting Stopped. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2010. pp. 245-78. E467.H365.

Hoig, Stan. The Battle of the Washita: The Sheridan-Custer Indian Campaign of 1867-69. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976. 268 p. E83.869H64.

Jackson, Donald D. Custer's Gold: The United States Cavalry Expedition of 1874. Lincoln, NE: U NE, 1972. 152 p. #303-7CAV.1966.

Kinsley, D.A. Favor the Bold: Custer the Indian Fighter. 2 vols. NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1968. E467.1.C99.K5.

Kraft, Louis. Custer and the Cheyenne: …Winter Campaign on the Southern Plains. El Segundo, CA: Upton, 1995. 208 p. E83.869.K73.

Ludlow, William. Report of a Reconnaissance of the Black Hills of Dakota, Made in the Summer of 1874. Wash, DC: GPO, 1875. 121 p. F657.B6.L82.

Mooney, Michael J. "'From Garry Owen in Glory.'" Army (Feb 1989): pp. 58-61 & 64. Per. History of the tune adopted by the 7th Cavalry.

Reedstrom, Ernest L. Bugles, Banners, and War Bonnets. Caldwell, ID: Caxton, 1977. 362 p. #303-7CAV.1977. 7th Cavalry history.

Shoemaker, John O. "The Custer Court-Martial." Military Review (Oct 1971): pp. 36-47. Per.

Spotts, David L. Campaigning with Custer and the Nineteenth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry on the Washita Campaign, 1868-69. [Edited by E.A. Brininstool] NY: Argonaut, 1965. 215 p. E83.869.S76.

Stewart, Edgar I. Custer's Luck. Norman, OK: U OK, 1955. 522 p. E83.866.S85.

Utley, Robert M. Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier. Norman, OK: U OK, 1988. E467.1.C99.U85.

White, William H. Custer, Cavalry & Crows, Being the Thrilling Account of the Western Adventures of...as Told to Thomas Marquis. Ft Collins: Old Army Press, 1975. 183 p. E83.866.W53.

See also: -bibliography on Battle of Little Big Horn in Indians/American-Indian Wars-North & Central US. George A. Custer p.8

DISCIPLINARY EVENTS

Custer was court martialed as a cadet in 1861 and again in 1867, when serving under Winfield Scott Hancock in Kansas. In the spring of 1876, Custer was involved in a Congressional inquiry into the conduct of the War Department. See:

Frost, Lawrence A. The Court-Martial of General George Armstrong Custer. Norman, OK: U OK, 1968. 280 p. UB856.C8.F7.

_____. Custer Legends. Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green, 1981. Chap 4. E467.1.C99.F74.

Horn, W. D., Editor. “Skinned”: The Delinquency Record of Cadet George Armstrong Custer, U.S.M.A. Class of June 1861. Short Hills, NJ: W. Donald Horn, 1980. 21 p. E467.1.C99.S55.

Monaghan, Jay. Custer. Lincoln, NE: U NE, 1971. pp. 298-306, 365-369. E467.1.C99.M652.

Shoemaker, John O. "The Custer Court Martial" Military Review (Oct 1971): pp. 36-47. Per.

U.S. War Dept. General Court Martial Order 93, dated 20 Nov 1867. 3 p. MilPub-GO.

THOMAS W. CUSTER (brother)

Ambrose, Stephen E. “Brothers: The Custer Boys…” In Comrades…. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1999. pp. 34-41. E175.5.A43.A3.

Bird, Roy C., Jr. The Better Brother: Tom & George Custer and the Battle for the American West. NY: Turner, 2011. 293 p. E83.866.C96.

_____. “Young Tom Custer’s Dash, Courage—and Rashness—Mirrored that of his Older Brother George.” America’s Civil War (Jan 2003): pp. 12, 14 & 16. Per.

Canfield, S.S. History of the 21st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion. Toledo: Vrooman, Anderson & Bateman, 1893. 260 p. E525.5.21stC35.

Heitman, Francis B. Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army.... Vol. I. Wash, DC: GPO, 1903. p. 348. U11.U5.H6.

Kidd, J.H. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman: With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War. Grand Rapids: Black Letter, 1969 reprint of 1908 edition. 467 p. E514.6.6th.K45. George A. Custer p.9

Michigan. Adjutant General's Department. Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865. Vol. 36. Kalamazoo: Ihling, n.d. pp. 1-12 & 42-43. E514.3.M62v36.

Reid, Whitelaw. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldier. Vol. II. Cincinnati OH: Wilstach, Baldwin, 1872. pp. 148-54. E525.R342v2.

Richley, John A. "The 'Unknown' Custer." Military Review (May 1984): pp. 72-75. Per.

U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor & Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Veteran's Affairs. Medal of Honor, 1863-1968. Wash, DC: GPO, 1968. p. 69. E181.U62.