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General George Armstrong Custer

George Armstrong Custer
Custer Bvt MG Geo A 1865 LC-BH831-365-crop.jpg
Born (1839-12-05)December 5, 1839
New Rumley, Ohio
Died June 25, 1876(1876-06-25) (aged 36)
Little Bighorn, Montana
Buried Initially on the battlefield;
Later reinterred in West Point Cemetery
Allegiance United States of America
Union
Service/branch United States Army
Union Army
Years of service 1861–1876
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Union army maj gen rank insignia.jpg Brevet Major General
Commands held Michigan Brigade
3rd Cavalry Division
2nd Cavalry Division
7th Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars

American Civil War

American Indian Wars

Awards see below
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Bacon Custer
Relations Thomas Custer, brother
Boston Custer, brother
James Calhoun, brother-in-law
Signature George Armstrong Custer signature.svg

American Civil War

American Indian Wars

George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1857, where he graduated last in his class in 1861. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Custer was called to serve with the Union Army.

Custer developed a strong reputation during the Civil War. He participated in the first major engagement, the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, near Washington, D.C. His association with several important officers helped his career as did his success as a highly effective cavalry commander. Custer was brevetted to brigadier general at age 23, less than a week before the Battle of Gettysburg, where he personally led cavalry charges that prevented Confederate cavalry from attacking the Union rear in support of Pickett's Charge. He was wounded in the Battle of Culpeper Court House in Virginia on September 13, 1863. In 1864, Custer was awarded another star and brevetted to major general rank. At the conclusion of the Appomattox Campaign, in which he and his troops played a decisive role, Custer was present at General Robert E. Lee's surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, on April 9, 1865.


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