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evening I took a pan, pick and shovel, and went out prospecting. The first panful was taken from the gravel and sand obtained in the bed of the creek; and on washing was found to contain from one and a half to two cents, which was the first gold found in the Black Hills." A significant discovery was made on August 1 when tests of the soil by the
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Throughout the expedition, civilian experts who accompanied the expedition located traces of gold in the rivers. The first discovery goes uncredited, however an undated diary entry by William McKay, a miner accompanying the expedition, notes that while camping at the newly named Custer Park, "In the
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determined that a miner could earn as much as $ 150 per day mining in the Black Hills. Custer wrote in a letter of August 15, 1874 to the Assistant Adjutant General of the Department of Dakota that "there is no doubt as to the existence of various metals throughout the hills. ... examinations at
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and Lean Bear. At the time, the Black Hills were relatively unknown, with few white expeditions ever returning from them The commander of Custer's engineering corps, Captain Hardy, assured him that he had heard of them and had them marked on his maps, but had never entered them during his earlier
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The force remained there at Agnes Park until August 15 whereupon it turned around to return to Fort Lincoln. The expedition returned on August 30, with the scouts returned to their reservations on September 10. In total, Custer and his forces had traveled for 60 days over 883
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Custer and his force entered the Black Hills from the north, travelling south at a slow pace of no more than four or five miles a day on some occasions. On July 31, 1874, the wagon train reached Harney Peak (now
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Custer embarked on his expedition with 1000-1200 men, in 110 wagons with numerous horses and cattle of the 7th Cavalry, along with artillery and two months food supply. The expedition also took a number of
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expeditions. En route to the Black Hills, Custer's party managed to locate the track of Hardy's group when they spotted two lines of sunflowers that had grown along the ruts of his passing wagons.
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Gold miners in the Black Hills. The gold rushes that resulted from Custer's discoveries antagonised the Sioux Indians and provoked the war in which Custer was to lose his life.
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numerous points confirm and strengthen the fact of the existence of gold in the Black Hills." His messages were carried by scout
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The table of organisation for the 7th Cavalry for the Black Hills Expedition of 1874 was as follows.
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Indians who had been promised protection of their sacred land through Treaties made by the
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The Custer Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to the Life of George Armstrong Custer
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Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer, 7th U.S. Cavalry, March 1876 by Jose Mora
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Company M - Captain Thomas French and First Lieutenant Edward Gustave Mathey
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The bear Custer shot and later said to be his greatest hunting achievement
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photographer who accompanied Custer after selection by the then-Captain
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Second Lieutenant George D. Wallace, commander of the Indian scouts
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Custer's wagon train passing through Castle Creek valley, by
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Wahktageli ("Galant Warrior"), a Yankton Sioux chief (by
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Index

Custer's 1874 Black Hills Expedition
Sioux Wars
Dakota Territory
Montana Territory
United States
United States
George A. Custer
United States
Frederick D. Grant
7th United States Cavalry Regiment
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Sioux Wars
First Sioux War
Dakota War of 1862
Colorado War
Powder River Expedition
Red Cloud's War
Yellowstone Expedition
Great Sioux War
Ghost Dance War
United States Army
Lieutenant Colonel
George Armstrong Custer
Fort Abraham Lincoln
Dakota Territory
Mandan, North Dakota
Black Hills
South Dakota

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