Transcriber’s Note: Italics are enclosed in _underscores_. The transcriber added the Table of Contents directly below. Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook. CONTENTS I. 5 II. 13 III. 20 IV. 31 V. 40 VI. 48 VII. 55 VIII. 69 IX. 79 X. 86 XI. 99 XII. 113 XIII. 124 XIV. 139 XV. 154 XVI. 170 XVII. 184 XVIII. 193 XIX. 202 XX. 215 [Illustration: _Truly yours G. A. Custer_ ] MY LIFE ON THE PLAINS. OR, PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH INDIANS. BY GEN. G. A. CUSTER, U. S. A. [Illustration] NEW YORK: SHELDON AND COMPANY, 677 BROADWAY, AND 214 & 216 MERCER STREET, UNDER GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL. 1874. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by SHELDON & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. Electrotyped by SMITH & MCDOUGAL, 82 Beekman St., N. Y. LIFE ON THE PLAINS. I As a fitting introduction to some of the personal incidents and sketches which I shall hereafter present to the readers of “The Galaxy,” a brief description of the country in which these events transpired may not be deemed inappropriate.