Custer's coming to town
Courtesy photo People can visit Cisco’s Art Gallery in Coeur d’Alene and see some of George Custer’s personal belongings through the end of the month.
Courtesy photo General George Armstrong Custer is known for his famous “Last Stand” during the Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876.
By MARC STEWART
Staff Writer
One hundred and forty-one years later, people are still fascinated with the life and death of George Armstrong Custer.
History aficionados can see Gen. Custer’s personal belongings, including his general’s sword, up close at Cisco’s Art Gallery in Coeur d’Alene. They can also learn more about the man who became a symbol of crushing defeat.
Dave Ingall, one of the world’s leading experts on Custer, will be giving a three-hour presentation on Custer beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23 at The Coeur d’Alene Resort. He will give the same presentation again Sunday at 2 p.m. at The Resort.
The events are open to the public. Admission is free but reservations are required.
Custer, who was killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, or what is commonly referred to as “Custer’s Last Stand” in eastern Montana, erred his way into the history books by defeat. Several thousand Indians from the Lakota, Sioux, and Northern Cheyenne tribes won a decisive victory over about 200 members of the 7th Cavalry of the U.S. Army on June 25 and 26, 1876.
Cisco’s Art Gallery is displaying what is called the Trevilian collection. It includes Custer’s complete wedding uniform and valises for storage, his field writing desk, and his general’s sword still in its original rosewood box.
The items will be on display at Cisco’s Art Gallery, 220 N. Fourth St., through the end of September.
For more information or to make reservations, call (208) 769-7575 or visit ciscosgallery.com