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William H White Official Guide at Custer Battlefield
Veteran cavalryman William H White, a Fort Ellis resident and Columbus pioneer, becomes the battlefield guide at Custer Battlefield in 1935. He recalls a 1876 expedition to Yellowstone and the Little Bighorn aftermath, detailing raids, expeditions, and his role in aiding Reno’s wounded.
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William H. White
Fort Ellis
Columbus
Custer Battlefield
Wiliam H. White
United States Second Cavalry
Indiana
Louisville
Kentucky
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Fort Sanders
Wyo
Corrinne
Utah
Montana
Lovell H. Jerome
Jerome
New York
Mont
Second Cavalry Regiment
John Gibbon
Fort Shaw
Gibbon
Nelson A
Second Cavalry
Sweitzer
Brisbin
White
Tyler
Wheelan
Ball
Thompson
Doane
Roe
McAdams
Hamilton
Mr. White
Coolidge
Army
Yellowstone Park
Belknap
Marcy
Forsyth
Strong
Charlie Reynolds
Little Big Horn
Sheridan
Cook
Nabobs
G. C. Doane
Snake River
Lieut. Doane
Server
Yellowstone Lake
Idaho
Mary L. Doane
Bozeman
Nez Perces
Applegate
Absarokee
Crows
United Stats
Yellowstone
Musselshell
United States
Agency
Big Horn
Howard
Clark’s Fork River
Lieut. Roe
Custer
Major Reno
Reno
Shell
Absarokee Agency
Stillwater River