General Terry's Last Statement to Custer

Manion, John S.

Published by Upton and Sons, El Segundo, California, 2000

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DELUXE SIGNED COLLECTOR'S EDITION in dark brown leather with illustrated tan dust jacket, photos, map, 183pp., signed by the author on limitation page. Echoes of the Little Big Horn Series: Vol. 5. Swinford #41. O'Keefe #1554. As New in As New dust jacket. 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. Hard to find in the collector's edition. Seller Inventory # 7632

Bibliographic Details

Title: General Terry's Last Statement to Custer

Publisher: Upton and Sons, El Segundo, California

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Signed: Signed

Edition: First Edition.