George Custer

Snow is a common occurrence in North Dakota, but not in June! That’s what the Seventh Cavalry endured for two cold, wet days, stuck in camp in the Badlands, while marching west from Fort Abraham Lincoln. The expedition was headed into Montana Territory, where Plains Indians would later defeat Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his men at the Battle of Greasy Grass, or Little Bighorn.

Bismarck was home to a number of historical characters in its early years. One of them was photographer D.F. Barry. He is remembered for his photography of Native Americans, frontier forts, battlefields and military officers. His subjects included Sitting Bull, Gall, Rain-in-the-Face, Red Cloud, Buffalo Bill Cody, Annie Oakley and General George Crook.

George Armstrong Custer was not from Dakota Territory, and his military exploits primarily took place elsewhere, but he is nonetheless closely tied to the…

The Seventh Cavalry will forever be connected to North Dakota. Formed in 1866, the Seventh patrolled the Great Plains to protect westward expansion.…

Lieutenant Colonel George Custer was based at Fort Abraham Lincoln at Mandan. He rode out of the fort on May 17th, 1876 and never returned.On this date in…

On this date in 1860, the St. Cloud Democrat noted that mule teams regularly passed by on their way to Fort Abercrombie on the Red River in present day…