Captain Thomas Weir would urge his fellows again and again to join Custer's fight in the distance at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. But convincing the other officers to go to the sound of the guns was not easy…

Weir did not leave behind a detailed account of his version of events, but by piecing together eyewitness accounts of Weir’s actions and comments, we get a sense of Weir frustration with both Captain Benteen and Major Marcus Reno.

next up:    • Custer's 7th: Thomas Weir, HIS DEATH....   🎉

Recommended Reading:

The Custer Myth, Colonel Graham
Vanishing Victory: Custer’s Final March, Bruce Liddic
Custer and the Little Bighorn: The Last Battle of the American West, James Donovan
Little Big Horn Diary, James Willert
March of the Columns, James Willert
The Picture Report of the Custer Fight, William Reusswig
Dr. Charles Merkel's dissertation (you can download online), Custer's Forgotten Lieutenant: Thomas B. Weir
Custer Come At Once! The Fort Hays Years of George and Elizabeth Custer, Father Blaine Burkey

Good biographies of Custer or well-researched histories of the Little Bighorn fight by Donovan, Leckie, Stiles, Frost, Utley, Graham, Carroll, Liddic, etc. ...

If you too have a passion for the 7th Cavalry, please consider joining:
Little Bighorn Associates https://www.thelbha.com/ www.thelbha.com
Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Association https://custerbattlefield.org
Custer Association of Great Britain www.english-westerners-society.org.uk

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