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NEWSPAPER ARTICLE “LAST BATTLE OF GENERAL CUSTER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Paper Start Price:175.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 450.00 USD
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE “LAST BATTLE OF GENERAL CUSTER
<B>EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT OF CUSTER'S DEATH, NEWSPAPER ARTICLE “LAST BATTLE OF GENERAL CUSTER” JULY 10TH 1876</B></I> - The Battle of the Little Bighorn - also known as Custer's Last Stand and Custer Massacre and, in the parlance of the relevant Native Americans the Battle of the Greasy Grass - was an armed engagement between a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army. It occurred June 25-June 26, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in the eastern Montana Territory. <BR>This newspaper article from the Providence, Rhode Island Morning Star, reporting that <I>“Sitting Bull desires to form a Red Confederacy - The Indians said to have been led by whites-Further from the scene of the Massacre. Etc.” </B></I>Newspaper measures 16.5”x 22.25' Frame measures 22”x 31.5”. <BR><BR><B>Condition: </B></I>Fine condition, few chips, some discoloration.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Framed - with Glass, Medium (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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