The book contains not only the story of the Custer massacre, but also a collection of historical printed material, for the student, who desires to go deeper into the subject of the Little Bighorn massacre, thus making it a valuable reference work. It portrays in a vivid manner the causes that lead to these battles and the conspiracies that followed like the "Mary Adams affidavit". The Little Bighorn disaster will remain always in the minds of the American people as one of the greatest horrors of the 19th Century. For generations the awful tragedy of the Custer massacre , will be remembered with feelings of sorrow. This disaster was a veritable carnival of death. Caught like rats in a trap, without a chance of escape, these hapless victims were abandoned on the battlefield, shot, scalped and then desecrated by the angry tribe after their deaths. This is their story. Here is the list of the printed material contained in this book.
CENTURY MAGAZINE, Vol. XLIII. (Article) CUSTER’S LAST BATTLE. Colonel Edward S. Godfrey.
Scribner s Magazine for June, 1895. (Article) INDIAN WARS AND THE CUSTER DEATH. Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews.
(Article) THE INDIANS STORY OF THE CUSTER FIGHT. (COMPILED FROM THE LAST GREAT INDIAN COUNCIL BOOK).
PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS. (Article) ACCOUNT OF THE CUSTER MASSACRE FROM HIS BOOK. GENERAL NELSON A.MILES .
(FULL BOOK) RECORD OF ENGAGEMENTS WITH HOSTILE INDIANS. (COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL RECORDS). Record of engagements with hostile Indians within the Military division of the Missouri, from 1868 to 1882. Lieutenant General P. H. Sheridan.
(FULL BOOK) THE STORY OF THE SOLDIER. Brigadier-General George A. Forsyth CONTENTS. 1.THE WAR WITH MEXICO. 2.ACCOUNT FRONTIER FROM 1846 TO 1860. 3.ROUTINE WORK. 4.INDIAN TROUBLES 1866 AND 1867. 5.THE SIOUX CAMPAIGN. 6.WINTERS FIGHT IN THE SIOUX CAMPAIGN. 7.CLOSE OF THE SIOUX CAMPAIGN. 8.ARIZONA AND THE APACHE. 9.THE NEZ PERCES.
(FULL BOOK) THE SOLDIER AND THE SIOUX. CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY 1.Group of famous war chiefs. 2.The Tragedy of Fort Phil Kearney. 3.The Thirty-two Against the Three Thousand. 4.Forsyth and the Rough Riders of ’68. 5.With Crook’s Advance. 6.Ex-Trooper Towne on the Rosebud Fight. 7.The Little Big Horn Campaign. 8.One of the Last Men to See Custer Alive. 9.The Personal Story of Rain-in-the-Face. 10.A Decisive Blow. 11.Miles’ Great Campaigning.