Did Custer Commit Suicide?

Information from an old and forgotten history magazine provided potentially credible evidence that Col. Custer may have taken his own life at the Little Big Horn. Could this have happened? Corroborating historical documentation substantiates the claims of the story and indicates the possibility of a Custer suicide is not beyond reasonable thought. We may never know for sure, but the Custer suicide discussion gives us a lot to consider as we wait out another below zero cold snap in Montana while looking forward to warmer days at the range.

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Custer Photo: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Colt Model 1877: Hmaag, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Custer Massacre At Big Horn, Montana June 25 1876: Werner Co., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Dr. Henry Porter: David Francis Barry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
General Crook: U.S. Army Photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
George Custer: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Reno's Crossing: David Francis Barry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Reno Hill: David Francis Barry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Colt 1877 and SAA: Hmaag, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
.41 Long Cartridge: Undefined, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Remington Single Barrel: Undefined, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Remington Derringer o/u: Undefined, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Fetterman Massacre 1: Harper's Weekly, v. 11, no. 534 (1867 March 23), p. 180., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Captain William Fetterman: J. B. Lippincott, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Fetterman Massacre 2: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Henry B. Carrington: https://www.philkearny.vcn.com, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Fort Phillip Kearney: Mike Cline, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Wagon Box 1 Good Marksmanship and Guts: DA Poster 21-45, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Wagon Box 2: Copyrighted free use, via Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Bacon Custer: Mathew Benjamin Brady Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons