CUSTER MASSACRE BROADSIDE.


Omaha Republican Extra. Omaha: July 7, 1876—2:00 o'clock pm. Printed broadside, 345 x 240 mm. Leaf creased with mild thumbsoiling."A DETAILED REPORT OF HORRIBLE SLAUGHTER ON THE LITTLE HORN": THE ONLY COPY IN PRIVATE HANDS. This broadside extra confirms the news reported the previous day, synthesizing the events into a gripping narrative. Beginning with the attack surrounding Custer, the broadside describes the battle, the numerous wounded and dead, and the pathetic scene of survivors languishing for 36 hours without water. The piece closes with the news that the body of Custer had been stripped naked "but not mutilated and near him his two brothers, Col. Tom and Boston Custer," plus the other notable dead in the party. "Only one Crow scout remains to tell the tale."