The Custer Fight - With Comments on the Rosebud Fight - 1876

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A first-person account by Captain F.W. Benteen describing his role in the Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25–26, 1876, presented with commentary on the earlier Rosebud Fight of June 17, 1876. The foreword summarizes how Benteen’s testimony relates to the 1879 Reno Court of Inquiry, addresses claims by Custer’s biographer Frederick Whittaker, and emphasizes the heroism of Benteen and Major Marcus A. Reno after Custer’s separation.

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The Custer Fight

Foreword

noueagc人11 # The Custer Fight Captain F.W.Benteen's Story of the Battleof the Little Big Horn,June 25-26, 1876 — With Comments on the Rosebud Fight of June 17,1876,by Robert E.Strahorn,War Corre-spondent for Denver,Chicagoand New York Papers -—- Arranged by E.A.BRININST OOL AUTHOR:A Trooper With Custer;Fighting Red Cloud'sWarriors;Capture and Death of Chief CrazyHorse;Major Reno Vindicated;The Dull KnifeOutbreak;co-author Campaigning With Custer andthe 19th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry;co-author TheBozeman Trail. Privately Published by E.A.BRININSTOOL330 No.Poinsettia PlaceHollywood,California (Second Printing) 1940 uand40.的.(xeescoo8.4.8200 00长e2wieerteetaieng 02ue2 -dix,0长0x.2me ae ee-2e K0 i 8daiaaf压 s\#玩ieeepwto CAPT.F.W.BENTEENCuster's Senior Captain,7th Cavalry(Copyrighted Photo by D.F.Barry) ## The Custer Fight Captain F.W.Benteen's Story of the Battleof the Little Big Horn,June 25~26,1876 With Comments on the Rosebud Fight of June 17,1876,by Robert E.Strahorn,War Corre-spondent for Denver,Chicagoand New York Papers Arranged by E.A.BRININ STOOL AUTHOR:A Trooper With Custer;Fighting Red Cloud'sWarriors;Capture and Death of Chief CrazyHorse;Major Reno Vindicated;The Dull KnifeOutbreak;co-author Campaigning With Custer andthe 19th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry;co-author TheBozeman Trail. PRICE,$1.00 POSTPAID Privately Published by E.A.BRININSTOOL330 No.Poinsettia PlaceHollywood,California. (Second Printing) 1940 Three hundred copies printed for the author at his expense,each copy numbered and autographed None of the contents of this publication may be used forany purpose whatsoever without the written consent ofthe author This autographed copy is N29 S.Bruuuiniot Copyright 1933 by E.A.Brininstool Copyright 1940 by E.A.Brininstool Published March,1940 PRINTED IN U.S.A.BYHAYNES CORPORATIONLos ANGELES,CALIFORNIA \#\# MAJOR MARCUS A.RENO,7th CavalryA Civil War Photo Presented to E.A.Brininstool byMrs.Cornelia Knowles,Sister of Major Reno. ## FOREWORD FOR THE first time since he testified before the RenoCourt of Inquiry at Chicago,in 1879,Capt.F.W.Ben-teen,senior captain of Custer's regiment,the famousSeventh Cavalry,here relates the part he played in that mostdisastrous of Indian fights on American soil,over which morecontroversy has raged than over any other battle foughtagainst the red man in the United States. Much of the account is from his own testimony at the RenoInquiry;some of it is from an article he wrote,but never pub-lished,and some of it is from the personal letters of Capt.Benteen.Certain charges were made against Major Marcus A.Reno and Capt.Benteen by Frederick Whittaker,Custer'sbiographer.At the last moment Whittaker withdrew hischarges against Capt.Benteen.He also utterly failed to sub-stantiate his charges against Major Reno,the verdict of theCourt being that"there was nothing in his conduct which re-quires animadversion from this Court,and that in view of allthe facts in evidence,no further proceedings are necessary inthis case." No officer in the Civil War won a more brilliant record thanMajor Reno,he being brevetted by grades from a lieutenantto a colonel "for gallant and meritorious service."Later,heserved as Assistant Instructor of Infantry Tactics at the U.S.Military Academy at West Point. The testimony at the Reno Inquiry developed the fact thatboth Capt.Benteen and Major Reno had done the best thatcould be done with what they had to do with,after Custer'sfatal separation of the regiment;and that,but for their ex-traordinary heroism and bravery in the fight on the bluffs,following Custer's complete annihilation four and a half milesdown the Little Big Horn river,the troops under their chargewould likewise have been wiped out. Capt.Benteen's testimony and extracts from his lettersproves absolutely that Custer had formed no battle plans atthe time he made his battalion assignments;or,if he had suchplans,he did not reveal o

FAQs

Who provides the main account in The Custer Fight?

Captain F.W. Benteen, senior captain of Custer’s regiment, relates the part he played in the Little Big Horn battle.

What historical events are covered in the booklet?

It centers on the Battle of the Little Big Horn (June 25–26, 1876) and includes comments on the Rosebud Fight (June 17, 1876).

What is the Reno Court of Inquiry described in the foreword?

It is the 1879 inquiry in which Benteen testified and which addressed controversy and charges involving Major Marcus A. Reno and Benteen.

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