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| | Indian Wars VIII -- Wyoming Tales and Trails |
 | | Custer made the most of the expedition which consisted of a company of approximately 1,000, including a 16-piece regimental band mounted on white horses, 110 Studebaker wagons, scientists, newspaper correspondents, official photographer William H. Illingworth (1842-1893) of St. Paul, and President Grant's son, Fred Dent Grant. |
 | | Thus, Custer was left to cool his heels in his snow-bound private car until his brother, Tom Custer, was able to rescue Custer and his party with a mule-drawn sleigh. |
 | | With Custer in Washington, being feted by Democrats and icily ignored by President Grant, a debate commenced as to who was to lead the Seventh Cavalry, General Alfred H. Terry, a lawyer with no Indian experience, or Major Marcus A. Reno, who was generally disliked because of ungentlemanly behavior. |
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