GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER
Born
December 5, 1839
New Rumley, Ohio
Died
June 25, 1876 (aged 36)
Little Bighorn, Montana
Place of Burial
initially on the battlefield
later reinterred in West Point Cemetery
Allegiance
United States of America Union
Service/branch
United States Union Army
Years of service 1861–76
Rank Brevet Major General of Volunteers
Lieutenant Colonel (Regular Army)
Commands Held
Michigan Brigade
3rd Cavalry Division
7th U.S. Cavalry
American Civil War
* First Battle of Bull Run
* Peninsula Campaign
* Battle of Antietam
* Battle of Chancellorsville
* Gettysburg Campaign
o Battle of Gettysburg
* Overland Campaign
o Battle of the Wilderness
o Battle of Yellow Tavern
o Battle of Trevilian Station
* Valley Campaigns of 1864
* Siege of Petersburg
Indian Wars
* Battle of the Washita
* Battle of the Little Bighorn
Mini-Biography
Full Biography- George Armstrong Custer- wikipedia
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 Indian Wars who today
is most remembered for a disastrous military engagement known as
the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Raised in Michigan and Ohio,
Custer was admitted to West Point in 1858,
where he was a low-ranked student.
However, with the outbreak of the Civil War,
all potential officers were needed,
and Custer was called to serve with the Union Army.
USMA Cadet George Armstrong "Autie" Custer, ca. 1859
Custer acquired a solid reputation during the Civil War.
He fought in the first major engagement, the First Battle of Bull Run.
His association with several important officers helped his career,
as did his performance as an aggressive commander.
Before war's end, Custer was promoted to the temporary rank
(brevet) of major general.
(At war's end, this was reduced to the permanent rank of
Lieutenant Colonel).
Custer (extreme right) with President Lincoln,
George B. McClellan and other officers
at the Battle of Antietam, 1862
At the conclusion of the Appomattox Campaign,
in which he and his troops played a decisive role,
Custer was on hand at General Robert E. Lee's surrender.
Union Cavalry Generals George A. Custer
and Alfred Pleasonton in Autumn 1863
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George and Libbie Custer, 1864...........George A. Custer in civilian clothes, ca. 1876
After the Civil War, Custer was dispatched to the West
to fight in the Indian Wars.
The overwhelming defeat in his final battle overshadowed
his achievements in the Civil War.
Custer was defeated and killed
at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876,
against a coalition of Native American tribes in a battle
that has come to be popularly known in American history
as Custer's Last Stand.
Custer Memorial at his birthplace in New Rumley, Ohio
Compiled and edited by ethanedwards
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