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title: Frederick Benteen, US Army Officer
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19589/frederick-benteen-us-army-officer/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-10-28
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# Frederick Benteen, US Army Officer
_Authored by Unknown Photographer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19589.jpeg)
## Image Caption
Frederick Benteen (l. 1834-1898) in his later years. He served with Lt. Colonel [George Armstrong Custer](https://www.worldhistory.org/George_Armstrong_Custer/) and was present at the [Washita Massacre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Washita_Massacre/) (1868) and the [Battle of the Little Bighorn](https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn/) (1876).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Photographer, U. (2024, October 28). Frederick Benteen, US Army Officer. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Frederick Benteen, US Army Officer." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 28, 2024. .
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Frederick Benteen, US Army Officer." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Oct 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fredbenteen.jpg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fredbenteen.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 28 October 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.