In 1874, the U.S. government sent General George Custer on the Black Hills Expedition to choose a location for a new Army fort and to investigate the area's natural resources. The expedition's ...

Born in Montabaur, Germany, in 1874, he moved to the United States with his family ... He served as a mentor to several aspiring artists, including Norman Rockwell. Leyendecker died in 1951 at the age ...