The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-01
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RELICS OF GENERAL CUSTER
Interesting coiieetien Secured BY M
xIonai Mussum From Widow Of
Noted indian Fighter.

tbonal Muoeum from WIDOW OF
Noted indian Fighter.
An interesting collection has receft-
1y been installed In tire hall Of history
"a the National museum, consisting Of
articles donated a1d lent by Mrs.
George A. Custer, widow OF Erevet
Maj. Gen. George A. Custer, U. s. A.
General Custer 'is probably best re-
membered by his achievements In the
many indian Nights in which he par
ticipated, and by his record as ~
Indian scout. The collection includes
n memento Of 'this phase Of hts eareer
In the form of the white buckskin
cont In which he has been most often
pictured &s n plainsman and scout
This coat s In excelleat condition,
and looks ~ n the general had Just
removed II and hung d ZIP. ut has
deep collar and cuffs, ard IL heavily
fffnged with slashed bucksfin trim.
ming. The pockets are made much n
In modern sporting cpats. while but
IONS are nj the regular arny pattern
of the period This coat calls to mind
the services which General Custel
rendered to the government in the
campaigns against rne Sioux in 1871
and 1875. In the last 0of which, the
battle OF the Little Wig litorn. he mel
mis- deGlh.
Accompanying tle coat is q yellow
plumed cavalry 'hefmet and a buck
skin gauntlet. bofh worn during hin
active service against the Indians
from 1866 to TSM willie lieutesssx1
colonel Seventh ,cswalRy,' U. S. A.
There Ia also blue regulation arm,
6hfceTs coat, WITH two starred strSTs
plush collar saIu osiffs-.the coat Which
he we're on kss marriage to Miss TIiz
abeth Bacon. February 9. 1864.
straight cavalry saber' Of tremeUaUul
size h also Included icn the colieoSOn
lt'wss q spoil ~ war"captured by Ma
jori Brew. who ressnsed II to Genera
\ CustEr. since he knew of no sGhel
| man able to w'ieh 'sutE large feapOn
IthhHx ToSedo blade. on which 10 zen
graved In Spxnish. mo not draw nm
wNftbeut cause ind dc not sheaths M
without honsu'
J A'virginia sssse nag. prize Of rtlrt
generals personal pFowess. captured
ifbyhhtm In 1851 w'hsn'A lieutenaAt. u.
.alsoscn display.
One object 'uR great historical sig
nincsnce. though rather Of an umSs.
frantic nature, AZ halfeef . white town.
which figured e0nstir uously In the
battle just preceding 'ssne surrender 'ci
GenesAl Lee ~ Appomattox. II sesms
that while General iIsee had gone II
the saAr of tie Confederate lines "
1 secure an iASerwiew with General
tGrant. leaving -GcnerAl Longstreet II
command. Genarzl 'taordon's division
became hard pnessed ny the enemy
and ocA7led ON Lsmgstreet for, assfst
Ance. Not being able to furnish -
Siatance at this time. ilsongstreet SEN;
mis- inspector usnsrAl. Major r. M
seimms. tto suEgsa TO Gordon ths
aending. of dag sf rtrMee to the ted
ssrAls requesting Suspension OF hss
tisities ,psnding the interview between
Lee and Grant T1lloarng this ssS
.gestion. Gordon 1t onue dispatches
| Stmms u - the federal commander
Shsridan.,~ this uequsst. AS Major
Simms rgANoped toward ufhe lines oi
1.-THE 'federAaa he searcher his haser
sack for something ~l9itesso cover his
advance, bat found only % towel. This
The. drew, out, s.nd waved shove his.heaA
as he approached the enemy. TIE
Union soldiers caught sisht of the
white towel. held their IRE. and N
der this imprc vised Gag Stnms was
allowed to enter the Hines where he
Vas met by Colonel Whitaker and
taken TO General Custer. who was in
commanu of that part Of the field.
Neither of these ofiicezs. however.
cared to declare temporary cessa-
tioa of hsstilities Just then, feeling
that they had the advantage rof the
fight and held the southern army at
their mercy. So S,mms was obliged
to return to Ais own lines without ac-
complaining his purpose. He left the
truce towel In the hands Of Colonel
Whitaker. who took half Of 1t and
gave the ether portion 10 General Cas-,
ter. II wss only shortly after the Itn-
cident Just mentioned that Sheridan
and Gordon met and established q
temporary trsce which held until the
conference between CRAM and Lee
Terminated the waf. .ne
Most important among this collec-
tion OF war relics is little oval table
nj wood. much battered and SCARED.
ON which General Grant wrote the let
ter containing the terms Of surren-
der Of General, Lee. At The homo OF
Wilmer Mclean. \.
The collection also includes . pin
made from . piece 81 eonch shell.
once button from the coat of Cen
eral Warrington. presented BY reh-
tive Of the Gs0eral to Custer. Later
Custer bad It mounted in gold for his
wife. who wore II for many yaass -
. brooch.
Effective Joke. but