Custer scholar Thom Hatch, in 'Glorious War: The Civil War Adventures of George Armstrong Custer,' chronicles Custer's little-known but significant contributions to the Union cause.

George Armstrong Custer is one of the most misunderstood and controversial figures in American history. His very name brings an immediate reaction. Lt. Col. Custer and his command — a battali… ...

The Native American tribes had pet names for George Armstrong Custer. The Crow called him Child of the Morning Star, the Cheyenne labeled him Yellow Hair, but the Lakota Sioux referred to him as ...

“Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America” by T.J. Stiles (Alfred A. Knopf, 582 pages, $30) Dozens if not scores of books have been written about George Armstrong Custer ...

Object Details Author Hatch, Thom 1946- Subject Custer, George A (George Armstrong) 1839-1876 Contents The wrath of President Grant -- Glorious war -- Chasing shadows on the plains -- Death along the ...

Custer: The Controversial Life of George Armstrong Custer By Jeffry D. Wert Simon & Schuster, 462 pages, $27.50 Touched by Fire: The Life, Death and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer By ...

George Armstrong Custer, shown in an 1859 photograph as a 19-year-old West Point cadet in his summer furlough uniform, and in a later undated photo, will be the subject of a talk by biographer T.J ...

Historian T.J. Stiles, author of [Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America], talked about General Custer's complicated legacy. This talk was part of the annual conference hosted by ...

Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier By Robert M. Utley University of Oklahoma Press, 226 pages, $19.95 Few historical reputations have veered from one ex… ...

ON June 25, 1876, George Armstrong Custer made a spectacular career move: He lost the Battle of the Little Bighorn and was killed, along with five companies of his men, by warriors of the Sioux ...

DALLAS — A lock of blond hair that experts believe came from Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, the flamboyant officer who perished at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876, was sold at auction ...

An auction house sold what it deemed a "substantial" portion of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s hair over the weekend. The blond lock went for $12,500 at auction on Saturday.