C. T. Suddeth

Only survivor of Custer’s men?

Frank Finkel (1854-1930) claimed that at Custer’s Last Stand, he and his horse were shot. The horse bolted and ran several miles. After he recovered from his wounds, he tried to rejoin the Army, but he could not prove his identity—his fellow soldiers were dead. Frank was able to provide some details about the battle that weren’t available until long after his death. I suspect that after he found out that Custer had been wiped out, he made him himself scarce to avoid desertion issues, but who knows?