The Other Custers : Tom, Boston, Nevin, and Maggie in the Shadow of George Armstrong Custer

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; The Custer Siblings Were:; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1: Family Roots; Chapter 2: Growing Up in the Dining Fork; Chapter 3: Moving On; Chapter 4: Going to War; Chapter 5: Tom Custer's Long Year's Road to Stone Bridge; Chapter 6: Monroe; Chapter 7: Hometown Heroes; Chapter 8: Brothers in Arms; Chapter 9: Namozine, Appomattox, and Renown; Chapter 10: The General, the Old Lady, and the Scamp Go West; Chapter 11: Adjusting to the Regular US Army; Chapter 12: The Bloody Road to Washita;Not one, not two, but three Custer brothers died at the Little Bighorn-and so did their only sister's husband. Most do not realize that not one, not two, but three Custer brothers died with the 7th Cavalry at the hands of the Sioux and Cheyenne at Little Bighorn in 1876. So too did their nephew and the husband of their only sister. Less than half the immediate Custer family would survive the massacre. This is their story. This book is a must for all those interested in the enduring Custer legend. Where other Custer literature focuses solely on George Armstrong, The Other Custers is the only volume to explore the lives of the Custer siblings in depth. War hero Tom Custer earned two Medals of Honor during the Civil War before riding into the West with his brother. There was the bashful and enigmatic Nevin Custer, and the young Boston Custer, whose one desire in life was to share the adventures of his idolized older brothers. Margaret Custer married into the 7th Cavalry and was widowed at twenty-four when her husband, James Calhoun, was among the dead at the Little Bighorn. The Other Custers traces the upbringing of the family and follows Nevin and Margaret as they carried the Custer name beyond Little Bighorn. The book also uncovers much more detail about the ancestors and descendants of the Custer siblings than is to be found in other Custer biographies. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Page The Custer Siblings Were: Contents Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: Family Roots Chapter 2: Growing Up in the Dining Fork Chapter 3: Moving On Chapter 4: Going to War Chapter 5: Tom Custer's Long Year's Road to Stone Bridge Chapter 6: Monroe Chapter 7: Hometown Heroes Chapter 8: Brothers in Arms Chapter 9: Namozine, Appomattox, and Renown Chapter 10: The General, the Old Lady, and the Scamp Go West Chapter 11: Adjusting to the Regular US Army Chapter 12: The Bloody Road to Washita Chapter 13: The Sons of the Morning Star on the PlainsChapter 14: A Scattered Family Chapter 15: Life as Wasichu Outside the States Chapter 16: Wasichu on the Yellowstone Chapter 17: The Custer Clan in the West Chapter 18: The Custer Clan and the Black Hills Expedition Chapter 19: The Winter of Rain-in-the-Face Chapter 20: The Winter of Distraction Chapter 21: Lively Work Before Us Chapter 22: Marching to Meet the Enemy Chapter 23: Last Stands Chapter 24: Aftermath Chapter 25: And Their Lives Went On Chapter 26: A New Century Chapter 27: Descendants About the Author Maps Genealogical AppendicesBibliography Index Photo Insert (after chapter 12)