An account of the court martial proceedings which took place in 1867 against George A. Custer.

Foreword / Colonel Brice C.W. Custer, U.S.A. (Retired) -- Preface -- 1. Kansas was concerned -- 2. Difficulties with the Indian tribes -- 3. To squelch a prairie fire -- 4. Peace on horseback -- 5. Cholera on the Smoky Hill -- 6. Attack on the wagon train -- 7. The Kidder massacre -- 8. Fort Wallace besieged -- 9. Preparation for trial -- 10. Court-martial -- 11. Court-martial continued -- 12. From labor to refreshment -- 13. Justification -- 14. Return to command.