Thundercolt
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This thread "Hats with History" is a good idea. I'm glad someone else already thought of it :>)
Probably the last group pic of the Custer brothers & brother-in-law ever taken.1875 - Hunting and camping party of Custer and invited guests.
Yep, his camping trip the following year didn't quite turn out like he had planned.Probably the last group pic of the Custer brothers & brother-in-law ever taken.
The man pictured is most likely Fredric Frances Gerard (1829 - 1913). As a native language interpreter to Custer, Gerard was present during the battle but only as an observer.Yep, his camping trip the following year didn't quite turn out like he had planned.
Great additional research and photos, thank you Jack!The man pictured is most likely Fredric Frances Gerard (1829 - 1913). As a native language interpreter to Custer, Gerard was present during the battle but only as an observer.
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The man sitting on the right end in the chair is Custer’s scout, Charley Reynolds from Meriden, KS (killed in battle).
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I’ve always thought that Margret Calhoun lost more than Libbie Custer did that day. But Libbie went on to spin history & make a career out of her loss.
Check out the hat Ed Harris is wearing in this thread about Movie Hats, it's similar!I don’t ever recall a movie where the character(s) Wore a hat like that.
That was an exceptional movie because the producers were smart enough to follow the (exceptional) book and not Hollywood it to death.Check out the hat Ed Harris is wearing in this thread about Movie Hats, it's similar!
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/movie-hats.36280/page-119
Highest ranking Union General. General A S Johnson holds the "honor" as the highest ranking of either side killed during the war.Sedgwick was the highest ranking General killed in the Civil War.