General Terry's Last Statement to Custer

Published by Monroe County Library System, Monroe, MI, 1983

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LIMITED EDITION (#91/300) In navy cloth with gilt titling; without dust jacket (as issued); photos; 51pp. Custer Monograph Series, 8. Swinford #41. O'Keefe #1554. Near Fine. After their meeting onboard the steamboat Far West on the evening of June 21, 1876, General Alfred Terry stopped by Lieutenant Colonel Custer's tent to say good night and wish Custer well on his mission to follow the hostile Indians' trail beginning the nedt day. Mary Adams, Custer's servant, was present and heard General Terry's final verbal instructions, giving Custer broad authority to make his own decisions regarding the hostiles. Mary Adams later signed an affidavit re: what she heard, but its authenticity was quesitoned for many years by some, particularly William A. Falconer and Colonel William Graham in his book "The Custer Myth,", who knew that an M. Adams stayed behind at Fort Abraham LIncoln during the Big Horn Campaign to serve as a housemaid for Mrs. Elizabeth Custer. Author John Manion here solves the mystery of Mary adams seemingly being in two places at the same time.…

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Title
General Terry's Last Statement to Custer
Author
Manion, John S.
Publisher
Monroe County Library System, Monroe, MI
Publication year
1983
Condition
Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.
Printing
1st printing

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A lifelong collector, I am selling some of my inventory to make room for my own new purchases. My collecting interests includes a wide variety of subjects, with emphasis in the American West (both non-fiction and fiction), Custer, natural history, Pennsylvania history, antiques, exploration, horticulture and 20th/21st century first editions. New listings regularly. Please contact with any questions on listings or interests you have.

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