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Echoes of the Custer Tragedy Recalled by West Point Posts
The piece recalls survivors and near-myths of Custer's last stand, noting Comanche as the sole authentic survivor of Custer's detachment. It highlights Brig. Gen. Edward Godfrey the last troop commander, Grace Harrington's West Point postmaster role, and the enduring memory of the Little Big Horn tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
George Armstrong
Custer
Secarcely
Little Big Horn River
Montana
Little Big Horn
Seventh Cavalry
Marcus A. Reno
Frederick W. Benteen
Thomas McDougal
Reno
Benteen
McDougal
Comanche
Myles W. Keogh
H. S. Nowlan
Terry
Keogh
Far West
Fort Abraham Lincoln
Fort Riley
Kan
Dyche
University of Kansas
Nes
Edward S. Godfrey
Cookstown
N. J
Godfrey
Alfred H. Terry
Guster
Twenty-first Ohio
United States Military Academy
T Dat
Tito
Joseph
Bear Paw Mountain
West Point
Grace Aileen Harrington
Miss Harrington
Henry Moore Harrington
Tom Custer
New York
Harrington
North Carolina
North Dakota
James E. Porter
I Troop
James R. Sturgis
BE Troop
H. A. Brininstool
Miss. Harrington
Blanche Berard
Polk
Europe
Miss Berard
Queen Victoria
United States
Niles
George Washington
Academy
Dakota