1976, the bicentennial of our country's birth, is also the centennial of one of its greatest Indian wars, variously known as The Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand, and Custer's Massacre. One man, Walter Mason Camp, intensely interested in western Indian wars and especially in the Little Bighorn fight, pursued a never-equaled course of interviewing survivors of that battle and of many other western battles. He died in 1925 before he could compile his notes into a written history of the Indian wars. Camp's notes were passed along from his widow to dedicated collectors of Western Americana. The bulk of his interview notes were acquired by the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham young University in 1972; and a noted Custer authority, Dr. Kenneth Hammer of the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, has edited and prepared for publication Camp's interviews with the survivors of The Battle of the Little Bighorn. The significance of these interviews is that they answer most of the questions about who was where during the battle. And their significance will increase, no doubt, as they are used in conjunction with existing information about this famous fight. "Custer in '76" includes, besides the interviews, a brief biography of Walter Mason Camp.

Walter Camp --Biography -- Sites of Indian fights visited by Walter Camp -- People interviewed by Walter Camp -- Address by Walter Camp -- Camp's preface tot the interviews -- Interviews with 7th Cavalry officers -- Interviews with 7th Cavalrymen -- Interviews with Indian scouts -- Interviews with Indians who fought Custer -- Interviews with members of the Sioux campaign and others -- Terry's order.