A. B. Welch letter of October 22, 1913 describing visit to Fort Yates and discussions about Custer with “Old Timers”

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Col. A.B.Welch notes on Custer

  An 1872 description of Custer    An 1873 Seventh Cavalry fight     Stanley Expedition of 1873, and a lengthy Discussion about Custer, Bloody Knife and California Joe       Black Hills Expedition of 1874  “How can the Great Father expect us to observe our obligations under treaty stipulations when he permits his white children to break it by coming into our country to remain without our consent?” Custer’s Meeting with Indian Chiefs, 1875 Custer’s Special Field orders, June 20, 1876 Custer’s orders at Rosebud Camp, June 22, 1876 Fort Yates Pioneer, June 21, 1921 Custer’s Last Expedition leaves Fort Abraham Lincoln White Man’s version of the Little Big Horn Fight P.E.Byrne...

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