They died with Custer
Subtitle: soldiers' bones from the Battle of the Little Bighorn
By: Douglas D. Scott, P. Willey, and Melissa A. Connor.
Contributors: Willey, Patrick S.; Connor, Melissa A.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Norman, Okla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
Subjects: Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876; Soldiers -- Anthropometry -- Montana -- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument; Human remains (Archaeology) -- Montana -- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument; Physical anthropology -- Montana -- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument; Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (Mont.) -- Antiquities
Description: More than a hundred years after the Battle of the Little Bighorn, its secrets continue to unfold. In this book, Douglas D. Scott, P. Willey, and Melissa A. Connor blend historic sources, archeological evidence, and physical data to present new revelations about the men who rode and died with Custer.

Through painstaking analysis of the skeletal remains, the authors construct composite biographies of the soldiers, identifying their true ages, heights, states of health, and how they died. A vast selection of illustrations, including photographs, battlefield maps, drawings, and graphs, enhance the discussion. The authors also move beyond individual stories to consider our views regarding the appropriate treatment for the dead.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-377) and index.