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	Custer, George Armstrong
		Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806-1892), a farmer and flsmith, and Maria Ward Kirkpatrick (1807-1882).
		Custer spent much of his boyhood living with his half-sister and his brother-in-law in Monroe Michigan, where he attended school and is now honored by a statue in the center of town.
		Custer was offered command of the 10th U.S. Cavalry (known as the Buffalo Soldiers) with the rank of full colonel, but turned the command down in favor of a lieutenant colonelcy of the 7th U.S. Cavalry and was assigned to that unit at Fort Riley, Kansas.
	www.newworldencyclopedia.org /entry/George_Armstrong_Custer (3107 words)

	Thomas Custer : Freebase - The World's Database
		Thomas Ward Custer (March 15,1845 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and two-time recipient of the Medal of Honor for bravery during the American Civil War.
		He was a younger brother of George Armstrong Custer, perishing with him at Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory.
		Tom Custer distinguished himself by winning successively the brevets of captain, major, and lieutenant colonel, although he was barely twenty years of...
	www.freebase.com /view/en/thomas_custer (249 words)

	GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER, USA
		George Armstrong Custer was born on December 5, 1839, in Harrison County, Ohio.
		Custer was easily recognized by his blond curly hair, red necktie and lavish, self-designed uniform.
		Custer was one of the first Union officers to observe combat from a balloon.
	www.multied.com /Bio/UGENS/USACuster.html (368 words)

	Broken Arrow Books
		Milo Custer was truly proud of his family name and embarked on the task of compiling a genealogy as long ago as 1912.
		Custer and the 7th Cavalry provided greater strength and mobility to the expedition in the event of hostile Indian attacks.
		Custer had at least three sporting rifles during his Western campaigns, only one of which is known to have survived, a model 1866 Springfield rifle of the type referred to today as a "trapdoor." Hardcover in very fine condition with a fine dust jacket.
	www.custerbooks.com /Inventory.htm (15992 words)

	ddm-history
		Custer was brevetted in the regulars through grades to major general for Gettysburg, Yellow Tavern, Winchester, Five Forks, and the Appomattox campaigns.
		George Armstrong Custer’s troops attacked Southern Cheyenne under the leadership of Black Kettle in 1868 at Washita, but despite the similarities to the 1864 massacre the press, reflecting the mood of the country, deemed the attack a battle, not a massacre.
		Custer soon met a greater retribution, when the chief escaped and helped to organize the Indian forces which overwhelmed the general in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
	www.lehigh.edu /~ineng/ddm/ddm-history.htm (4493 words)

	Civil War Double Congressional Medals of Honor Recipient Captain Thomas Ward Custer, United States Army
		Tom Custer was the only soldier in the Civil War to receive the Medal of Honor twice for separate actions.
		Thomas Ward Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, on March 15, 1845.
		The presumed remains of Tom Custer, Jimmi Calhoun and several other officers were buried at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. More likely, though, the remains of the three Custer brothers, Calhoun and Autie Reed lie mixed in with the remains of the enlisted men and scouts under the memorial at the Little Bighorn.
	www.medalofhonor.com /ThomasCuster.htm (4725 words)

	CusterPhotos
		Emanuel H. and Maria (Ward) Custer, parents of General George Armstrong Custer and Thomas Ward Custer, who were longtime neighbors of Samuel and Susanna (Hueston) Minerd in both Harrison and Wood Counties, OH.
		Custer State Memorial at New Rumley, Harrison County, OH, on the actual site of the birthplace of the Custer brothers.
		Also buried in the Custer plot at Woodland Cemetery in Monroe are the General's brother Boston and their 18-year-old nephew, Harry Armstrong "Autie" Reed, both of whom were slain at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
	www.minerd.com /custerphotos.htm (695 words)

	Bio-Custer, ThomasC
		Indeed, the 1880 census of Washington Twp., Wood County, OH shows that in the household of Samuel and Susanna Minerd was "Thomas Custar," their 9-year-old "grandchild." The entry shows that young Tommy had attended school within the year, and that both of his parents had been born in Ohio.
		The proximity of the Benn, Nevin Custer and Minerd farms is shown in the 1886 Atlas of Wood County, Ohio
		In October 2003, the memory of Tommy Custer was honored during a lecture and bus tour conducted by cousins Beverly (Hansen) Miner and Mark A. Miner.
	www.minerd.com /bio-custer,_thomasc.htm (2897 words)

	Photo of Medal of Honor Recipient Thomas Custer
		In action at the Namozine Church in Willicomack, Virginia on April 3, 1865, Lieutenant Thomas Ward Custer of the 6th Mission Cavalry was cited for capturing the Confederate Flag.
		As a member of General Capehart's 3d Brigade, 3d Division in the attack at Sailor's Creek near Deatonsville, Thomas Custer crossed the line of temporary works on the flank of the road, where his unit was confronted by a supporting battle-line.
		Thomas Custer, the younger brother of General George A. Custer, was the ONLY man to receive TWO Medals of Honor in the Civil War (making him the first of 19 double recipients of the Medal of Honor).
	www.homeofheroes.com /photos/1_civilwar/custer.html (504 words)

	pages 421 to 431
		Mayfield, a well-known druggist of Thomas, is one of Custer county's representative businessmen.
		RUFUS P. Noteworthy among the leading citizens of Custer county is Rufus P. Phillips of Arapaho, a prominent member of the legal fraternity, who, as owner of one of the best farming estates in this section of the country, is actively identified with its agricultural growth and prosperity.
		Phillips had located on a claim in Custer county, and acquired more land so that now his farm embraces 346 acres, and for a time he was employed in cattle raising and dealing.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/historical/1908ok_2_43.htm (8186 words)

	Thomas Custer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thomas Ward Custer (March 15, 1845 – June 25, 1876) was a U.S. Army officer and two-time winner of the Medal of Honor for bravery during the American Civil War.
		"Custer crossed the line of temporary works on the flank of the road, where his unit was confronted by a supporting battle-line.
		George A. Custer and died with his brother.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_Custer (595 words)

	Tom Custer - Custer and the Little Bighorn
		Thomas Ward Custer was born on March 15, 1845, in New Rumley, Ohio, a small village near the West Virginia border.
		So Corporal Tom Custer was mustered out of the 21st Ohio on October 23, and travelled to the Shenandoah Valley where he took up his appointment as a second lieutenant in Company B of the 6th Michigan Cavalry on November 8.
		However, no one could deny that young Custer deserved his, and that, as Libbie told her parents, "Tom is a hero."(38) It was a proud twenty-year-old who presented his spoils to the War Department in Washington and received his first Medal in a ceremony on April 24.
	custer.over-blog.com /article-11544228.html (4370 words)

	George Armstrong Custer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was defeated and killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn against a coalition of Native American tribes led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
		The Sioux normally attacked in swift guerilla raids so perhaps Custer's actions can be attributed to the fact he was certain they would reatreat as they usually did.
		Custer was said by some historians to be already dead while attempting to cross the river, but the shell casings under his body suggest otherwise.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Armstrong_Custer (3510 words)

	Mark's Genealogy Website
		Thomas BRYAN and Margaret ECHYNGHAM were married on 1 Jun 1397 in Cheddington,, Buckinghamshire, England.
		Thomas BRYAN and Margaret BOWSEY were married in 1463 in Cheddington,, Buckinghamshire, England.
		was born on 11 Oct 1902 in Thomas, Custer County, Oklahoma Territory.
	www.onenet.net /~mbryan/genealogy/familytree/b154.htm (1313 words)

	Gen. George Armstrong Custer's Story of the events leading up to Battle of the Little Bighorn
		Thomas Custer, or one of their associates, but the author was clearly a member of Custer's entourage.
		It is ironic that Custer was killed by White Cow Bull when he tried to make his heroic, late attack on the huge Indian village, and doubly ironic that Custer's ruthess public relations ploy would largely succeed in America for the next century, despite the fact that he got himself and all his men killed.
		Thomas Custer when she served as a captive interpreter and concubine for the Seventh Cavalry officers after the Washita Massacre.
	www.astonisher.com /archives/museum/george_custer_big_horn.html (2057 words)

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		Anders, Frank L. The Custer Trail: A Narrative of the Line of March of Troops Serving in the Department of Dakota in the Campaign Against Hostile Sioux, 1876: Fort Abraham Lincoln to the Montana Line.
		Custer's Last: Or, The Battle of the Little Big Horn in Picturesque, Perspective, Being a Pictorial Representation of the Late and Unfortunate Incident in Montana as Portrayed by Custer's Friend and Foes, Admirers, and Iconoclasts of His Day and After.
		Silberman, Neil A. "Custer's Ghostherders." MHQ 2 (Wtr 1990): pp.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/mil_hist_inst/c/Custer2.asc (1414 words)

	Mandan Historical Society
		Custer was born on December 5, 1839 in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer, a farmer and flsmith, and Marie Ward Kirkpatrick.
		His brothers Thomas Custer and Boston Custer died with him at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, as did his brother-in-law and nephew.
		His other two full siblings were Nevin and Margaret Custer, and he had several other half siblings.
	www.mandanhistory.org /biographiesae/georgecuster.html (99 words)

	SIXTH GENERATION
		She was married to David SWITZER (son of) on 8 Oct 1914 in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma.
		Marie Kathryn SWITZER was born on 25 Aug 1918 in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma.
		Lavina Ruth SWITZER was born on 7 Oct 1920 in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma.
	members.tripod.com /~Rodger_Dent/Book/d3887.htm (187 words)

	Stratton House Inn :: George Armstrong Custer Birthplace -- and Thomas Ward Custer / Tom Custer
		Following his graduation from West Point, Custer served the Union Army in the Civil War, rapidly rising in rank, attaining the rank of Brevet General.
		Custer became famous as a daring cavalryman during the Civil War.
		The Custer Monument is on the north side of State Route 646 at the west edge of New Rumley north of Cadiz, in Harrison County.
	strattonhouse.com /index.php?section=attractions&content=custer_birthplace (283 words)

	Boston Custer : Freebase - The World's Database
		Boston Custer (October 31, 1848 – June 25, 1876) was the youngest brother of U.S. Army General George Armstrong Custer and two-time Medal of Honor recipient Captain Thomas Custer.
		Boston Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, one of five children born to Emanuel Henry Custer and Maria Ward Fitzpatrick Custer.
		Boston Custer had been unable to officially join the Army due to poor health.
	www.freebase.com /view/en/boston_custer (248 words)

	Mound Valley Cemetery, Custer County by Gary Webb, Cemeteries of Oklahoma
		Mound Valley Cemetery, Thomas, Custer Co., OK Lacinda Thomas, died Jan. 25, 1902, the wife of William Thomas - founder of Thomas, Oklahoma.
		Their daughter Patrice P. Thomas was the first person buried on the land that became the town's cemetery.
		Youngbear, Vanessa Michelle, May 9, 1986, Jul. 16, 2002, (Thomas High School Cheerleader, Murdered while pregnant, child removed postmortem, his body was placed in her arms and buried with her).
	www.cemeteries-of-tx.com /Oklahoma/Custer/Mound/MoundValley.html (1105 words)

	School Report For THOMAS-FAY-CUSTER UNIFIED SCHOOL DIS In THOMAS, Oklahoma (OK)
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		The HomeSurfer School District Finance rating for THOMAS-FAY-CUSTER UNIFIED SCHOOL DIS located in THOMAS, Oklahoma is 3.9 out of a possible of 5 points.
		The HomeSurfer school rating is calculated using factors such as Spending Per Pupil, Capital Spending, and the debt position of the school district.
	www.homesurfer.com /schoolreports/view/schoolreports.cfm?LEAID=4000015&refcity=THOMAS (225 words)

	Medal of Honor Recipients on Film: Thomas Ward Custer
		Citation: 2d Lt. Custer leaped his horse over the enemy's works and captured 2 stands of colors, having his horse shot from under him and receiving a severe wound.
		This is a particular failing of the films They Died With Their Boots On, starring Errol Flynn and Custer of the West, starring Robert Shaw, which devoted substantial time to George Armstrong Custer's Civil War experiences.
		The authors at Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana on 25 June 2001, the 125th Anniversary of Custer's Last Stand, at the spot where brothers Thomas Ward Custer and George Armstrong Custer were killed in action.
	www.voicenet.com /~lpadilla/custer.html (399 words)

	Battle of the Little Bighorn Tribute Rifle
		The ensuing battle and defeat of the Cavalry troopers was to be immortalized as "Custer’s Last Stand." Though the outcome of the battle is well known, the facts of what transpired that day may never be completely revealed.
		Among Custer’s column of command at the Little Bighorn -- and those who died with him -- were his two brothers, Captain Thomas W. Custer, and Boston Custer, a civilian traveling with the Seventh Cavalry, his brother-in-law James Calhoun, and his nephew Henry Reed.
		Portraits of the commanding brothers George A. Custer and Thomas Custer rest to the left of the center battle.
	www.americaremembers.com /products/LBIGHORNRI/LBIGHORNRI.asp (785 words)

	Thomas Ward Custer Biography Page
		Appointed second lieutenant in the 6th Michigan Cavalry, on November 8, 1864, Custer was promptly assigned to the staff of his brother in the Shenandoah Valley.
		He moved with Custer's Division to the lines around Petersburg and participated in the final victory at that place and in the campaign to Appomattox.
		Lieutenant Custer was also honored by being brevetted through grades to major of volunteers and later to lieutenant colonel in the regulars.
	www.civilwarhome.com /tcusterbio.htm (241 words)

	Military.com Content
		No one has ever completely explained why Thomas Custer's body was found not next to his unit, but next to his brother George after the battle of Little Big Horn.
		With the 21st, the younger Custer was to see only one battle, that of Stone's River at Murfreesboro, Tenn. In April 1863, he was assigned to escort duty on the staff of division commander Maj. Gen.
		While some Civil War-era Medals of Honor were given on spurious grounds, Custer's sister-in-law could say with pride, "Tom is a hero." His face would forever bear the scar of the bullet that pierced his cheek as he captured the 2nd Virginia Reserve Battalion standard.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent?file=ML_tcuster_bkp (494 words)

	Forums at the Society - Tom Custer's Grave
		Here is a photo of Captain Thomas Custer's grave in the National Cemetery at Fort Leavwnworth that I took several years ago.
		George Custer mentions in one of his books that ‘Tom arrived at dinner wearing both of his baubles.’ Apparently there was some bitterness over these awards.
		After the war, the daring sabreur entered the regular cavalry and rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
	www.militaryhorse.org /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5918 (1573 words)

	Ancestors of James Quin "Quinn" Walker
		He was buried in the "Thomas Cemetery," which probably was the Mound Valley Cemetery in Custer County.
		and was buried in Thomas, Custer County, Oklahoma
		Thomas town, Custer County, Oklahoma; enumeration district: 7; supervisor's district: 32, sheet number: 11A, page number: 136; enumeration date: January 15 and 16, 1920.
	www.brumm.com /familytrees/1187.htm (449 words)

	Ancestors of Nellie S. Wright
		She was buried in the "Thomas Cemetery," which probably was the Mound Valley Cemetery in Custer County.
		Thomas Beaman is the same age as she, which would be correct for her twin brother, Ed (and indeed Thomas and Laura's child is named "Edwin"), but he is from Tennessee.
		They cannot be found in the 1920 census (and indeed, Laura and Thomas had been been married since Laura was aged 16, and their son Edwin was born about that same time).
	www.brumm.com /familytrees/1492.htm (897 words)

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