Comments on: Local historians to discuss Custer’s Michigan connection Sunday on Irish radi

By: hometownhistorytours

hometownhistorytours — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:10:01 +0000

Hi Marie: Steve Alexander, a living historian famous for portraying George Custer, mentions the veterinarian in his book (which one, he didn’t say). He says a more thorough accounting is in “Custer’s 7th Cav and the Campaign of 1873″ by Dr. Lawrence Frost. He also suggests you check out M. John Lubetkin’s “Jay Cooke’s Gamble, the Northern Pacific Railroad, the Sioux and the Panic of 1873.

By: hometownhistorytours

hometownhistorytours — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:22:06 +0000

I don’t know anything about John Honsinger, but I’ll ask around. Was he from Monroe? If so, there is a very active genealogical society in Monroe that may be able to help you.

By: marie Honsinger

marie Honsinger — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:41:57 +0000

I’m looking for information about the war at Honsinger’s bluff, Mr Honsinger was custer’s veternarian and was killed by Indians during this raid in Montana, our family believes that John Honsinger is our decendent, he was from michigan like the rest of our family, my brother remembers our grandfather talking about how his grandfather Honsinger told him he was a veternarian in the war along side custer and is buried in Montana, if anyone can help our family out in this mystery we would surley appreciate it. looking forward to hearing from you soon, Marie L. Honsinger
P.O. Box 462
Elberta, MI, 49628