A carving by U.S. army cavalry soldier
Subject(s): Armies--Cavalry, Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876, North Dakota--Billings County, Soldiers, Stone carving, United States. Army
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Photograph of initials carved into a rock by a cavalry soldier under the command of Colonel George Armstrong Custer located several miles south of Medora, North Dakota in the Little Missouri National Grasslands.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1949-11-13
Creator(s)
National Park Service; Mattison, Ray H., 1903-1980
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
A carving by U.S. army cavalry soldier. [November 13, 1949]. Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o277946. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
National Park Service; Mattison, Ray H., 1903-1980. A carving by U.S. army cavalry soldier. [13 Nov. 1949]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o277946.
APA:
National Park Service; Mattison, Ray H., 1903-1980., [1949, November 13]. A carving by U.S. army cavalry soldier.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o277946.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
