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"The rebel General Stewart meanwhile, by a cross cut, intercepted him as he turned a bend in the road near Stannardsville, and outnumbered him four to one. General Custer charged him most fiercely with his thousand gallant fellows, and broke his column, which fled in confusion to the woods." (The New York Herald, March 9, 1864, pg.1)
-Builds him up to be a legendary cavalry leader

"Gen. Custer immediately ordered a trumpeter to sound 'Boots and saddles !' In 19 minutes every horse was bridled, saddle, mounted, and flying over the plain in the wake of the absent mules, Gen. Custer on his thoroughbred leading the way." (The Cecil Whig, July 4, 1874, pg.1)
- Depicts Custer as dramatic and flamboyant
- Shows his leadership abilities in all scenarios

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The Helena Herald (July 20, 1876) Quotes:
Heading: "The Valley of Death"
- "Little Horn disaster" and "Custer’s battle and massacre"
- "A Large Number of Indians Killed"
- "Custer fell upon the highest point of the field; and around him, within a space of five rods square, lay forty-two men and thirty-one horses. The dead soldiers all lay within a circle embracing only a few hundred yards square"
-"Custer remained alive through the greater part of the engagement, animating his men to determined resistance"

-Still glorified even though he was still technically at fault

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Article title: "On the battle ground where Custer fell"

"Number of Indians killed, 42."
-Different from the 1876 article

The monument
"Marks the site where Custer and his gallant band of survivors made their last stand" (The Anaconda Standard, May 31, 1899)

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How does the national reporting in differ from that of the local Montana Territory press as presented in the Myers article?

Nation: Loss of the 7th Cavalry seemed tremendous.

Montanans: " The Major Concern of Montanans and the Montana press in the summer of 1876 was still the Indian threat" (Myers, p. 26).