Deseret Evening News | 1908-03-07 | Page 11 | Last Survivor of Custer Fight Dies

LAST SURVIVOR OF CUSTER OUSTER FIGHT DIES X N Y T March G Thomas J tho the man nuin ln whom Gen Con Custer sent sunt sentOr for Or reinforcements when hn his hi command was entrapped by b Indians llIs on or the tho Little LUto Ilig nl Horn river rivers hi In JI Montana and who led ler a relief rolet 1 latch ack to tho place whore Ouster Custer and ald his ble men Incus had boon beon Len d tiled died led lit itt lt his hil hl homo here hero to today day clay Callan received n a 1 medal r 11 from traIn Congress in recognition of his lila 01 bravery In making the tIm dash tot for reinforcements for tOI Custer An 1 overwhelming body bod of had hind already surrounded Ous Cius Ousters tens troops when Callan Cahlan was WIS chosen to carry arLy out tho the dispatch asking for tor hII He lie le made his way h tho thIn Indian n 1111 linen hinc to tile tho nearest military post Poat and nHI then lien headed hOlde tho tIm relief pony Ily on the thu Ions lon loZi ride back to tho the scene of 01 battlo rl arrived t too tot late however th Custer command been boan annihilated hated 1 s y the thI Indians Ulan left the tha theIrl army Irl 23 years yenn ogo ngu and ald sil that lime timo has JIS been engaged in iii n hero lp