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• ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2026
• UK: £10.00, will entitle members to receive a paper copy of The Crow’s Nest and the quarterly e-newsletters.
• Overseas: (1) $15 USD will entitle members to receive an electronic copy (PDF) of The Crow’s Nest and the quarterly e-newsletters.
• Overseas: (2) $25 USD will entitle members to receive a paper copy of The Crow’s Nest, which will be posted at the International Standard Rate to ensure faster delivery, and the quarterly e–newsletters.
• Applications for membership and general enquiries about the CAGB should be sent to the Secretary, Lawrence Sherrington – stilicho10(zero)81@gmail.com – who will be delighted to hear from yoy.

The Guidon

• The Guidon: Journal of British Custeriana, was edited and published by Roger Young  in collaboration with Darren Holt, his art consultant. It ran from October 1997 to June 2000. The first issue was limited to 100 copies, although photostats were available. The final issue, of nine, which was published in June 2000, was limited to 200 copies.
• It would be interesting to know how many members have a full set and, if so, what it may be worth. If you can add any information about this excellent journal we would like to hear from you.

Winfield Scott Edgerly and, his wife, Grace Cory Blum

• Second Lieutenant Winfield Scott Edgerly almost lost his life on the first day of the Battle of the Little Bighorn [25 June 1876] when, as member of Captain B. Thomas Weir’s Company D,  he struggled to mount his frightened horse at [what is now known as] Weir Point when Indians swarmed close by.
• Edgerly and Grace Cory Blum were married in St Paul, MN, on 27 October 1875.  They would have been devastated on the death of their only child, Winifred,  aged 3 years six months, on 16 February 1885 at Fort Leavenworth, KS. The child’s mortal remains were taken nearly 1,25o miles to Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, New York, to be interred next to her Polish-born maternal grandfather, Louis Blum.
• Brigadier General Winfield Scott Edgerly, died aged 81, in Farmington, NH (his birthplace) 10 September 1927, and Grace, died aged 82, in Washington, D.C., 8 April 1939.  Both are buried in Arlington National Cemetery where Grace’s maiden name is shown as ‘Blume’ on an impressive granite monument.  Perhaps the good lady pronounced Blum as Blume, which is a plausible explanation.

Frederick William Benteen and Charles Camilus De Rudio

• De Rudio was known to Benteen and his fellow 7th Cavalry officers as “Count No Account” because of his habit of telling what they perceived to be tall tales.  Personally, I believe that this impoverished Italian nobleman was unfairly much maligned as many of his stories would have been true – fact often being stranger than fiction!

• SAVE THE DATE: 25th, 26th, and 27th June 2026
• Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is currently planning events and programming for the 150th Anniversary of the battle. The park is hosting events and activities for all three days. Several members have already indicated that they are travelling to Montana to join in this significant commemoration.  Will you be there?

• Editorial Team for 2026
• The Crow’s Nest: Gary Leonard, editor
• News from the CAGB: Lawrence Sherrington, editor
• Sub-editor of CAGB Publications: Peter Russell

Founding members of the Custer Association of Great Britain