Property from the Eric C. Caren Collection(CUSTER, GEORGE ARMSTRONG & THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN)"The Massacre. A Detailed Report of Horrible Slaughter on the Little Horn," in Omaha Republican Extra. Omaha, Friday, July 7, 1876—2 O'Clock, P.M. Broadside newspaper Extra on wove paper (14 x 9 1/2 in.; 355 x 247 mm), text in three columns, early pencil correction of the name of one the casualties from Col. Coke to Cooke; creased at central fold with loss of several letters, one other pinhole and a few very tiny marginal tears or chips. The consignor has independently obtained a letter of authenticity from PSA that will accompany the lot. The only procurable contemporary broadside on Custer's Last Stand: "Gen. Custer attacked on the 25th, and after one hour's fighting no man of those who fought so gallantly was left to tell the tale." This hurried Extra from the Omaha Republican prints a surprisingly accurate and temperate account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, sent from Bismarck, Dakota Territory, by a special correspondent to the Chicago Times. This Extra appeared the day after the battle was first reported in The Helena (Montana) Independent and The New York Times. "Gen. Custer was surrounded on every hand by the Indians, and his men and horses fell as they fought on the skirmish line, or in the line of battle. Custer was among the last to fall, but when his cheering voice was no longer heard, the Indians made easy work of the remainder. … The bodies [were ] stripped and most of them horribly mutilated. Custer was not mutilated. He was shot through the body and through the head." The special correspondent also notes that Mark Kellogg, a reporter for the Bismarck Tribune, was also killed but not mutilated, remarking "Perhaps even the Indians, who had learned to fear and respect Custer, had also realized the power of the lead-pencil and had come to respect those who wield it." In addition to correctly reporting the length of the battle and the cause of Custer's death, the broadside Extra also reports the casualties almost exactly, although it does exaggerate the number of Lakota, Dakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors. Major Marcus Reno's ancillary battle and his eventual rescue by General Alfred Terry are also described. Very rare; this is likely the only copy in private hands.Condition ReportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
Property from the Eric C. Caren Collection(CUSTER, GEORGE ARMSTRONG & THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN)"The Massacre. A Detailed Report of Horrible Slaughter on the Little Horn," in Omaha Republican Extra. Omaha, Friday, July 7, 1876—2 O'Clock, P.M. Broadside newspaper Extra on wove paper (14 x 9 1/2 in.; 355 x 247 mm), text in three columns, early pencil correction of the name of one the casualties from Col. Coke to Cooke; creased at central fold with loss of several letters, one other pinhole and a few very tiny marginal tears or chips. The consignor has independently obtained a letter of authenticity from PSA that will accompany the lot. The only procurable contemporary broadside on Custer's Last Stand: "Gen. Custer attacked on the 25th, and after one hour's fighting no man of those who fought so gallantly was left to tell the tale." This hurried Extra from the Omaha Republican prints a surprisingly accurate and temperate account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, sent from Bismarck, Dakota Territory, by a special correspondent to the Chicago Times. This Extra appeared the day after the battle was first reported in The Helena (Montana) Independent and The New York Times. "Gen. Custer was surrounded on every hand by the Indians, and his men and horses fell as they fought on the skirmish line, or in the line of battle. Custer was among the last to fall, but when his cheering voice was no longer heard, the Indians made easy work of the remainder. … The bodies [were ] stripped and most of them horribly mutilated. Custer was not mutilated. He was shot through the body and through the head." The special correspondent also notes that Mark Kellogg, a reporter for the Bismarck Tribune, was also killed but not mutilated, remarking "Perhaps even the Indians, who had learned to fear and respect Custer, had also realized the power of the lead-pencil and had come to respect those who wield it." In addition to correctly reporting the length of the battle and the cause of Custer's death, the broadside Extra also reports the casualties almost exactly, although it does exaggerate the number of Lakota, Dakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors. Major Marcus Reno's ancillary battle and his eventual rescue by General Alfred Terry are also described. Very rare; this is likely the only copy in private hands.Condition ReportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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