When I Joined Custer I

When I Joined Custer I Donned The Uniform Of A Soldier. It Was A Bit Awkward At First But I Soon Got To Be Perfectly At Home In Men's Clothes.

The Bigger A Man's Gun The Smaller His Doodlewick.

During The Fall And Winter We Built Fort Meade And The Town Of Sturgis.

We Were Ordered Out To Quell An Uprising Of The Indians, And Were Out For Several Days, Had Numerous Skirmishes During Which Six Of The Soldiers Were Killed And Several Severely Wounded.

I Left Montana In Spring Of 1866, For Utah, Arriving At Salt Lake City During The Summer.