Description: In 1931, the Ohio State Archeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio Historical Society) erected the General George Armstrong Custer Memorial in New Rumley, Ohio, on the site where Custer was born on December 5, 1839. The first image is a postcard of the bronze statue from the 1930s or 1940s. The second, another postcard, shows the house in which he was born. Only the foundation of the house remains today. The Custer Memorial Association and the Ohio Historical Society now run the site. The photographs measure approximately 3.5 by 5.5 inches (8.89 by 13.97 cm). George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) was born in New Rumley, Harrison County, Ohio. He graduated last in his class at West Point in 1861, but distinguished himself during the Civil War at the battles of Bull Run, Gettysburg, and Chancellorsville. Wounded at Culpepper Court House, Custer was made a general during the Civil War. After the war, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the Seventh United States Cavalry and sent to the western states. When the Sioux Campaign began in 1876, Custer and the Seventh United States Cavalry attacked the Lakota and Cheyenne forces along the Bighorn River. Custer and his 210 men were killed in the attack. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3397_6642946_001
Subjects: Military Ohio; Civil War; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876; Monuments & memorials
Places: New Rumley (Ohio); Harrison County (Ohio)
 

Description: A statue memorial to George A. Custer. George Armstrong Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, one of seven children. He was born on December 5, 1839 and died in the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana on June 25, 1876. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06557
Subjects: Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876; 1861-1865--Military officers--Union
Places: New Rumley (Ohio); Harrison County (Ohio)
 

Description: A statue memorial to George A. Custer. George Armstrong Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio on December 5, 1839. H spent much of his young life in Monroe, Michigan at the home of his half-sister. In 1858, he was admitted to West Point, where he graduated last in his class. During the Civil Was, he was first assigned as an aid to General George McClellan. He later was give the temporary rank of Brevet Brevadier General, but returning to the rank of Captain after the war. On February 9, 1864, he married Elizabeth Clift Bacon. They had no children. Custer died at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Little Bighorn, Montana on June 25, 1876. He was initially buried on the battlefield, but his body was later removed to the cemetery at West Point. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06557
Subjects: Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876; Memorials--Ohio; Harrison County (Ohio)
Places: New Rumley (Ohio); Harrison County (Ohio)
 

Description: A portrait of George A. Custer. George Armstrong Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio on December 5, 1839. He spend much of his young life with his half-sister in Monroe, Michigan. In 1858, he received an appointment to West Point, where he graduated last in his class. During the Civil War, he was assigned as an aid to General George McClellan. He eventually was granted a temporary Brevet Brigadier General, returning to Captain after the war was over. On February 9, 1864, he married Elizabeth Clift Bacon. They had no children. Custer died at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Little Bighorn, Montana on June 25, 1876. He was initially buried on the battle field. Later his body was removed to the cemetery at West Point. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06558
Subjects: Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876; Memorials--Ohio; Harrison County (Ohio)
Places: New Rumley (Ohio); Harrison County (Ohio)
 

Description: A portrait of George A. Custer. George Armstrong Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio on December 5, 1839. He spent much of his youth with his half-sister in Monroe, Michigan. In 1858, he was admitted to West Point, where he graduated last in his class. During the Civil War, he served as an aid to General George McClellan. He was moved up the ranks, finally becoming a temporary Brevet Brigadiar General, but returning to Captain after the war. On February 9, 1864, he married Elizabeth Clift Bacon. They had no children. Custer died at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Little Bighorn, Montana on June 25, 1876. He was initially buried on the battlefield, but his body was later removed to the cemetery at West Point. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06559
Subjects: Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876; Harrison County (Ohio); Portraits
Places: New Rumley (Ohio); Harrison County (Ohio)
 

Description: A statue memorial to George A. Custer. George Armstrong Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio on December 5, 1839. He spend much of his youth living with his half-sister in Monroe, Michigan. In 1858, he received an appointment to West Point, where he graduated last in his class. During the Civil War, he was assigned as an aid to General George McClellan. He served with distinction and moved up the ranks to the temporary rank of Brevet Brigadier General, returning to the rank of Captain after the was was over. On February 9, 1864, he was married to Elizabeth Clift Bacon. They had no children. He died at the Battle of the Little Bighorn at Little Bighorn, Montana on June 25, 1876. He was initially buried on the battlefield, but his body was later removed to the cemetery at West Point. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06560
Subjects: Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876; Memorials--Ohio; Harrison County (Ohio)
Places: New Rumley (Ohio); Harrison County (Ohio)
 

Description: Memorial to General George A. Custer, born in New Rumley in 1839. Memorial located in New Rumley, Harrison County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00355
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: New Rumley (Ohio); Harrison County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic postcard depicting the birthplace of General George Armstrong Custer in New Rumley, Ohio, ca. 1900. A memorial to Custer now is located at the site. Only the foundation of the house remains. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02753
Subjects: Harrison County (Ohio); Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: New Rumley (Ohio); Harrison County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite of General George Armstrong Custer, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. A native of New Rumley, Ohio, Custer served as a cavalry commander in the Army of the Potomac. Custer fought at New Bridge, where he captured the first Confederate flag of the war, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Aldie, Gettysburg, the Shenandoah Valley, and Appomattox Courthouse. Custer went on to command the 7th Cavalry at the infamous Battle of the Little Bighorn in the Indian Wars. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_52
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union
Places: New Rumley (Ohio)
 

Description: Cabinet card portrait of General George A. Custer, taken in the summer of 1876 at the request of his wife, Elizabeth B. Custer. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, and was known for his role as cavalry commander for the North during the American Civil War. Custer was killed in combat with a Sioux tribe at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, an event also known as Custer's Last Stand. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04234
Subjects: Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876; Civil War; Ohio History--Military Ohio