George Armstrong Custer’s controversial life ended in an equally controversial death at the Little Bighorn.
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Civil War Art, in the Round and Mobile
Polyoramas—well-traveled predecessors of the popular postwar cycloramas—captivated audiences both north and south.
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The World’s Most Visitor-Friendly Battlefields
These hallowed grounds are musts for anyone looking to honor those who fought and learn from their wins and losses.
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A Monument to Defeat…and Victory
It is a tale as familiar to Western history buffs today as it was […]
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Whether or Not He Killed Custer, This Lakota Proved a Courageous Warrior
White Bull marked a decade-plus string of victories.
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A Towel of Truce?
This humble piece of cloth does not betray much historical importance. If you came […]
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‘One of One Thousand’
Sharing the spotlight with the M1873 Colt Single Action Army revolver this sesquicentennial year […]
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Precision vs. Propaganda: Some Painters Meticulously Researched Their Masterworks—Others Not So Much
You know that iconic painting of Napoleon crossing the Alps? It’s all wrong.
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When the Cheyenne Acquired Horses in the 18th Century, the Connection Transformed the Tribe
Its riders have used horses to hunt, do battle and, more recently, win rodeo buckles.
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He Served the Army and Sitting Bull Well—Both Before and After Facing Charges for Murder
Johnnie Bruguier was both French Canadian and Sioux and learned to straddle both worlds.