Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, circa 1876

Creation Date

1870

Decade

1876

Photographer

William R. Howell

Subject

George A. (George Armstrong) Custer 1839-1876, Portrait photographs

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Description

LTC George Armstrong Custer led his 7th Calvary regiment in the June 25-26, 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn where they were defeated and he was killed by Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors. (circa April 1876, when Custer sat for photos taken by William R. Howell in New York City)

Date Digitized

June 2025

Names of Persons Pictured

George Armstrong Custer

Source

JSU Photographic Services Negative Project

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

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Location

The original negative is housed at JSU McClellan Technical Information Center, Binder 1, Sleeve 1F.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psn/psn1870/PSN1870portrait_0001.tif