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A reporter died with Custer at Little Bighorn 150 years ago - KCRA A rifle-toting war reporter died with Custer at Little Bighorn 150 years ago Jack Dura State Historical Society of North Dakota Deputy State Archivist Lindsay Meidinger holds pages of the diary of Mark Kellogg, a reporter killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, at the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck, N.D., Wednesday, June 24, 2026. SOURCE: Jack Dura Updated: 7:30 PM PDT Jun 28, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ MEAD GRUVER Advertisement A rifle-toting war reporter died with Custer at Little Bighorn 150 years ago Updated: 7:30 PM PDT Jun 28, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ MEAD GRUVER They've died from artillery fire, aircraft crashes, gunfire, disease — even by execution — in conflict zones and elsewhere around the world.Over the 180-year history of The Associated Press, 38 journalists have fallen on the job while working for the independent not-for-profit news organization.Thursday marks the 150th anniversary of the very first: Mark Kellogg, one of five civilians killed alongside Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn.Kellogg, 43, was embedded wit…

Rifle-toting war reporter died with Custer at Little Bighorn 150 years ... Home»News»Rifle-toting war reporter died with Custer at Little Bighorn 150 years ago By Mead Gruver, The Associated Press, published onJune 26, 2026 State Historical Society of North Dakota Deputy State Archivist Lindsay Meidinger holds pages of the diary of Mark Kellogg, a reporter killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, at the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck, N.D., June 24, 2026. AP Photo/Jack Dura They’ve died from artillery fire, aircraft crashes, gunfire, disease — even by execution — in conflict zones and elsewhere around the world. Over the 180-year history of The Associated Press, 38 journalists have fallen on the job while working for the independent, not-for-profit news organization. June 25 marked the 150th anniversary of the very first: Mark Kellogg, one of five civilians killed alongside Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn. Kellogg, 43, was embedded with Custer’s troops. He was reporting forThe Bismarck TribuneandNew York Herald— the AP circulated his reports across the country — when Custer underestimated …

A rifle-toting war reporter died with Custer at Little Bighorn 150 ... Thirty-eight journalists have died on the job while gathering news for The Associated Press over the years They've died from artillery fire, aircraft crashes, gunfire, disease — even by execution — in conflict zones and elsewhere around the world. Over the 180-year history of The Associated Press, 38 journalists have fallen on the job while working for theindependent not-for-profit news organization. Thursday marks the 150th anniversary of the very first: Mark Kellogg, one of five civilians killed alongside Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his men atthe Battle of Little Bighorn. Kellogg, 43, was embedded with Custer's troops. He was reporting for The Bismarck Tribune and New York Herald — the AP circulated his reports across the country — when Custer underestimated the size of a Sioux village that he attacked. Custer and his outnumbered men made a last stand on a hill. There, they were annihilated by Native American defenders. Kellogg's scalped body was found not far away. His last published dispatch read in part: “I go with Custer and will be at the death.” It was more of an attempt at poetry than p…

The reporter who covered Custer at Little Bighorn — and died there | AP ... State Historical Society of North Dakota Deputy State Archivist Lindsay Meidinger holds pages of the diary of Mark Kellogg, a reporter killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, at the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck, N.D., Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jack Dura This undated photo provided by The Bismarck Tribune shows Mark Kellogg. (The Bismarck Tribune via AP) A commemorative marker with the name of reporter Mark Kellogg, who died in 1876 while covering the Battle of Little Bighorn, is displayed with fellow journalists and others who have fallen on the job of newsgathering for The Associated Press, at its New York headquarters, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison) The eyeglasses and case belonging to Mark Kellogg, a reporter killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, are displayed Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck, N.D. (AP Photo/Jack Dura) They’ve died from artillery fire, aircraft crashes, gunfire, disease — even by execution — in conflict zones and elsewhere around t…

The reporter who covered Custer at Little Bighorn — and died there - WDBO They've died from artillery fire, aircraft crashes, gunfire, disease — even by execution — in conflict zones and elsewhere around the world. Over the 180-year history of The Associated Press, 38 journalists have fallen on the job while working for the independent not-for-profit news organization . Thursday marks the 150th anniversary of the very first: Mark Kellogg, one of five civilians killed alongside Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn . Kellogg, 43, was embedded with Custer's troops. He was reporting for The Bismarck Tribune and New York Herald — the AP circulated his reports across the country — when Custer underestimated the size of a Sioux village that he attacked. Custer and his outnumbered men made a last stand on a hill. There, they were annihilated by Native American defenders. Kellogg's scalped body was found not far away. His last published dispatch read in part: “I go with Custer and will be at the death.” It was more of an attempt at poetry than prophecy. “At the death” is a foxhunting term for the end of the hunt, suggesting Kellogg expected Custer to…

A rifle-toting war reporter died with Custer at Little Bighorn 150 ... State Historical Society of North Dakota Deputy State Archivist Lindsay Meidinger holds pages of the diary of Mark Kellogg, a reporter killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, at the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck, N.D., Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jack Dura They’ve died from artillery fire, aircraft crashes, gunfire, disease — even by execution — in conflict zones and elsewhere around the world. Over the 180-year history of The Associated Press, 38 journalists have fallen on the job while working for the independent not-for-profit news organization . Thursday marked the 150th anniversary of the very first: Mark Kellogg, one of five civilians killed alongside Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn . Kellogg, 43, was embedded with Custer’s troops. He was reporting for The Bismarck Tribune and New York Herald — the AP circulated his reports across the country — when Custer underestimated the size of a Sioux village that he attacked. Custer and his outnumbered men made a last stand on a hill. There, they were annihilated by Nat…

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A reporter died with Custer at Little Bighorn 150 years ago - WISN A rifle-toting war reporter died with Custer at Little Bighorn 150 years ago Jack Dura State Historical Society of North Dakota Deputy State Archivist Lindsay Meidinger holds pages of the diary of Mark Kellogg, a reporter killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, at the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck, N.D., Wednesday, June 24, 2026. SOURCE: Jack Dura Advertisement Updated: 10:30 PM EDT Jun 28, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ MEAD GRUVER A rifle-toting war reporter died with Custer at Little Bighorn 150 years ago Updated: 10:30 PM EDT Jun 28, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ MEAD GRUVER They've died from artillery fire, aircraft crashes, gunfire, disease — even by execution — in conflict zones and elsewhere around the world. Advertisement Over the 180-year history of The Associated Press, 38 journalists have fallen on the job while working for the independent not-for-profit news organization. Thursday marks the 150th anniversary of the very first: Mark Kellogg, one of five civilians killed alongside Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn. Kellogg, 4…