Custer Monument (West Point) Custer Monument (West Point) Custer Monument is a monument at the United States Military Academy Cemetery, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer who was killed along with his immediate command at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on 25 June 1876. Congress approved of a statue, to be made from 20 condemned bronze cannons, and for $10,000, of which $6,000 had been subscribed by citizens of New York. The monument was originally located near the academy's headquarters building near the site of present-day Taylor Hall along Thayer Road. Unveiled in 1879, the pedestal had a bronze statue of
Thomas Bailey Marquis the property. He began publishing his own pamphlets for sale at the museum and the Custer battlefield. Titles in 1933 were: "Sketch Story of the Custer Battle", "She Watched Custer's Last Battle", "Custer Soldiers Not Buried", and "Which Indian Killed Custer?", in 1934 "Sitting Bull and Gall the Warrior", and in 1935 "Two Days After the Custer Battle". In December 1933, Marquis began his last book, "Keep the Last Bullet for Yourself: The True Story of Custer's Last Stand". Marquis considered this his most important work – the subject was his central interest and he regarded much of his previous