Custer's Chief of Scouts: The Reminiscences of Charles A. Varnum

by Charles A. Varnum

Book Overview

Historic moments in the Battle of the Little Big Horn are recounted by Custer's chief of scouts, Lieutenant Charles A. Varnum, who commanded a detachment of Arikara scouts. He describes his meeting with Custer on a high bluff on the morning of June 25,1876, and the general's fateful decision to attack, in spite of a warning that the valley was filling up with mounted Indians. Varnum, who rode with Major Marcus Reno's troop, relives all that can be...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803263287
• ISBN13: 9780803263284
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"