The Custer Statues

 

In Monroe, Michigan, the George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument, sculpted by Edward Clark Potter, was unveiled in 1910. In New Rumley, Ohio, Custer’s birthplace, an 8.5-foot bronze statue by Erwin Frey stands at a roadside park, marking his 1839 birth. Both memorials celebrate Custer’s military legacy but spark debate due to his controversial role in the Indian Wars.  In 1879 a statue of Custer was erected at West Point. Custer’s widow, Elizabeth “Libbie” Custer wrote, “The statue could not be worse than it is.”  She lobbied ceaselessly to have the statue removed.  It was removed and scrapped in 1884.

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