Wednesday, May 8, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 8

May 8, 1876 – General George Armstrong Custer was at Fort Snelling when he was informed that he “was to lead the 7th Cavalry as part of a major spring campaign to drive the newly-declared ‘hostiles’ from the region of the Big Horn Valley in Montana.” 
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General George Armstrong Custer
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