-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7945/ Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7945/">index(4) </A> ----- Interesting site. Lotsa links. Om k ---- Sign Guestbook View Guestbook UPDATED March 5, 1999 to alert fans of Charles Albert Varnum, Custer's Chief of Scouts - additional links and books available: Tom Cruise for the role of Leutenant Varnum (????) or Cruise as Custer ... First, note that C A Varnum was the son of the Civil War Major John Varnum who settled in Florida and became a political and civic figure; grandson of Col. Prescott Varnum; grandson of Ebenezer Varnum a MA militia man in the Revolutionary War and great, great grandson of the brother of two great Revolutionary War Generals, judges, Speaker of the House of Representatives and President Pro Temp of the Senate and 6th great grandson of the orignal George Varnham settler in Ipswich, MA: Charles Albert8 VARNUM ([VIII]) (John7, Col Prescott6, Ebenezer5, Joseph Jr4, Joseph Bradley3, Samuel2, GEORGE (Varnham)1), born 21 Jun 1849 in Troy, NY; deceased 26 Feb 1936 in Letterman Hosp,Presidio,San Fransico,California; buried 28 Feb 1936 in National,Cemetary,Washington,D.C.. He married Mary Alice MOORE ([VIII]) , daughter of Louisa D and Lydia () Moore . Notes for Charles Albert Varnum ([VIII]) Appointed cadet US Military Academy 9/1/1868 from Florida; Commissioned @ West Point, 17th in class of 57 2nd Lt Seventh U. S. Cavalry 14 June 1872; 1st Lt Seventh U. S. Cavalry 5 June 1876? Regimental Quartermaster 11/14/1876-10/31/1879; Was Custer' s Chief of Scouts during Battle of Bighorn, Mt. Last Officer to talk to Custer.Served under Gen Miles, Howard and Custer 1872-1890. Was awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for Battle of Wounded-Knee 12/30/1890 , White Clay Creek, S.D for "in command of Troop B and part of Troop E, Seventh Cavalry regained a commanding postion insured safe withdrawal ".. 1897 Capt Seventh U. S. Cavalry 22 Jul 1900 Maj; 1 Feb 1901; Lt Col 10 Apr 1905; sailed under orders for Phillipines from SF 9/5/1905; Retired Regular Army 31 Oct 1907 Served in Philippine Islands in the Reserve Army Col 9 Jul 1918 Retired 8 Apr 1919 Children of Charles Albert8 Varnum ([VIII]) and Mary Alice Moore ([VIII]) were as follows: i Georgia Moore9 , born 15 Dec 1887 in Fort Yates, ND. ii Mary Lydia9 , born 1 Jan 1889 in Fort Sill, OK; deceased 16 Jan 1889. ! REF: VOG p283 iii John Prescott9 , born 18 Feb 1892 in Fort Riley, KS . Luther Rector Hare Brigadier General, United States Army On duty with the Detachment of Indian Scouts under Lieutenant Varnum in the Reno Battalion during the Battle of the Little Big Horn. San Francisco National Cemetery, C A Varnum bio and picture Visit the Little Big Horn Association at http://www.lbha.org/ or the Custer Battlefield Museum at http://www.cbhma.org or The Curtis Collection http://www.curtis-collection.com VARNUM, Charles Albert: A Working Bibliography -Coughlan, Timothy M. VARNUM - the Last of Custer's Lieutenants. Ed by John Carroll. Bryan, TX: Carroll, 1980. 36 p. E83.876V25C6. VARNUM, Charles A. Custer's Chief of Scouts: The Reminiscences of Charles A Varmum: Including His Testimony at the Reno Court of Inquiry. Ed by John Carroll. Lincoln: U of NE, 1987. 192 p. E83.876V274 available at University of Nebraska Press http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bi n/wrap_browse.cgi/nebraska . The Reno Court of Inquiry : Abstract of the Official Record of Proceedings (The Custer Library) by W. A. Graham, Brian C. Pohanka Custer's Chief of Scouts : The Reminiscences of Charles A. Varnum Including His Testimony at the Reno Court of Inquiry by John M. Carroll (Photographer), Charles Albert Varnum Custer and Company : Walter Camp's Notes on the Custer Fight by Walter Mason Camp, Bruce R. Liddic (Editor), Paul Harbaugh (Compiler), John D. McDermott (Introduction), Bruce R. Liddie (Editor) Troopers With Custer by E. A. Brininstool Marching to Valhalla : A Novel of Custer's Final Days by Michael Blake Custer and the Great Controversy : The Origin and Development of a Legend by Robert M. Utley, Brian W. Dippie The Mystery of E Troop : Custer's Gray Horse Company at the Little Bighorn by Gregory F. Michno Lakota Noon; The Indian Narrative of Custer's Defeat by Gregory F. Michno Archaeology, History, and Custer's Last Battle : The Little Big Horn Reexamined by Richard Allan, Jr Fox Archaeological Insights into the Custer Battle : An Assessment of the 1984 Field Season/With Map by Douglas D. Scott, Richard A. Fox, Dick Harmon I Fought With Custer : The Story of Sergeant Windolph, Last Survivor of the Battle of the Little Big Horn by Charles Windolph, Robert Hunt The Custer Myth : A Source Book of Custeriana (The Custer Library) by W. A. Graham They Died With Custer : Soldier's Bones from the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Douglas D. Scott, Melissa A. Connor, P. Willey Legend into History and Did Custer Disobey Orders at the Battle of the Little Big Horn? (The Custer Library) by Charles Kuhlman, Brian C. Pohanka (Designer) Benteen, Frederick William, 1834-1898. The Custer fight; Capt. Benteen's story of the battle of the Little Big Horn, June 25-26, 1876; with comments on the Rosebud fight of June 17, 1876, by Robert E. Strahorn ... by E. A. Brininstool. Published Hollywood, CA, Priv. pub. by E. A. Brininstool, 1933. UMKC: "Five hundred autographed copies printed for the author at his expense, each copy numbered, to correct many misleading and distorted stories dealing with the battle of the Little Big Horn" Crook, George, 1829-1890. General George Crook, his autobiography. Edited and annotated by Martin F. Schmitt. Published Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1960] Du Bois, Charles G., 1919- Kick the dead lion : a casebook of the Custer battle / by Charles G. du Bois. Published El Segundo, CA : Upton & Sons, c1987. Reno, Ottie W. Reno and Apsaalooka survive Custer / Ottie W. Reno. Published New York : Cornwall Books, c1997 Slaper, William C., 1855- A trooper with Custer : the thrilling experience of William C. Slaper, Company M, Seventh Cavalry, in the Battle of the Little Big Horn / by E. A. Brininstool. Published [Columbus, Ohio : Hunter-Trader-Trapper Co., 1924?-1925?] Note In Hunter--trader--trapper. Cover title: William [C.] Slaper's account of the Reno fight. UMC: Picture laid in of Indian on horseback wearing Spanish cuirass and carrying spear and shield. Terrell, John Upton, 1900- Faint the trumpet sounds : the life and trial of Major Reno / by John Upton Terrell and George Walton. Published New York : D. McKay Co., [1966] --[more at site]-- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. 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