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George Armstrong Custer
Major General
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By Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009 | |
| | | 1. George Armstrong Custer Marker | | |
Inscription. George A. Custer
Lt. Col. 7th Cavalry
Bvt. Maj. Gen. U.S. Army
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Born
December 5th 1889, Harrison Co. Ohio
Killed
with his entire command
in the
Battle
of
“Little Big Horn”
June 25th 1876.
Location. 41° 23.993′ N, 73° 58.055′ W. Marker is in West Point, New York, in Orange County. Marker is on Washington Road, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is located in the West Point Cemetery, Section 27, Row A, Grave 1. Marker is in this post office area: West Point NY 10996, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Winfield Scott (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Frederick Dent Grant (about 400 feet away); Wood Monument (about 400 feet away); Anderson Memorial Fountain (about 400 feet away); The Cadet Monument (about 500 feet away); Margaret Corbin (about 700 feet away); The Old Cadet Chapel (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Margaret Corbin (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in West Point.
Also see . . .
1. Information about George A. Custer. (Submitted on August 8, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
2. George Custer Home Page. (Submitted on August 8, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
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By Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009 | |
| | | 2. George Armstrong Custer Marker | | Custer was originally buried where he fell on the Little Big Horn Battlefield. His remains were later moved to the cemetery at the United States Military Academy at West Point. | | |
Additional comments.
1. George Armstrong Custer Statue
The George Armstrong Custer Monument was originally erected in 1879 near the United States Military Academy's headquarters building, and included a bronze statue of Custer holding a saber and pistol. Many people, including Custer’s widow and several officers who knew him, did not care for the likeness of the statue, and it was removed after just five years and returned to sculptor Stanford White in New York City. The bust of the statue was supposed to be removed and displayed at the West Point Library, but after Stanford White’s controversial murder in 1906, the statue disappeared. The granite pedestal was eventually moved in 1910 to Custer’s gravesite in West Point Cemetery. The current obelisk was added in 1965. — Submitted April 26, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. |
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By Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Rear of Custer Memorial | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Custer Memorial at West Point | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009 | |
| | | 5. George Armstrong Custer Memorial | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009 | |
| | | 6. Relief of Gen. Custer | | A bronze bas relief of Gen. George Custer appears on the front of the memorial. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009 | |
| | | 7. Bison / Indian Relief | | A relief of Indians and a bison appear on both sides of the monument. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009 | |
| | | 8. Grave of Elizabeth Bacon | | Custer's wife is laid to rest next to the monument. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on August 8, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 444 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 8, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.
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