Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1890 — The Only Survivor of the Custer Massacre. [ARTICLE]

The Only Survivor of the Custer Massacre.

The old horse Comanche, the only Survivor of the famous Custer maesa • ere, is still handsomely cared for at the Government’s expense. By special order of the military authorities Comanche is provided with a comfortable Stall fitted up especially for him, out In Dakota. No one is permitted to ride him and he is not allowed to do any work whatever. Riddled by bullets and scared by saber-wounds, his body speaks eloquently of the perilous duty he has performed in his twentytwo years service under the Government