My Life on the Plains

Name/Title

My Life on the Plains

Entry/Object ID

L1982.16.19

Description

My Life on the Plains by General George A. Custer. Beginning in 1872 and ending in 1874, General Custer wrote a series of articles entitled "My Life on the Plains" published in the Galaxy magazine. An autobiographic accounts of Custer's service on the Great Plains from General W. S. Hancock's campaign of 1867 up to the 1874 expedition to the Black Hills. A long chapter is devoted to the battle of the Washita and to Custer's defense of the action--the abandonment of Major Elliott and 19 enlisted men. Edited by Milo Milton Quaife. 626/Softbound/Illustrations/Map.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Diary, Custer, George

Book Details

Author

George A. Custer

Place Published

City

Lincoln

State/Province

Nebraska

Date Published

1969

Call No.

Western CU

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gen. George Custer