- George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars
| Born: | 05 December 1839 Comment | | When did George Armstrong Custer die? / Died | 25 June 1876 | | How many years did George Armstrong Custer live? / Lived | 36 years | | Zodiac sign: | Sagittarius |
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George Armstrong Custer facts
- 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
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- 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 less than a week before the Battle of Gettysburg where he personally led calvary charges that prevented Confederate troops from turning the Union flank
- In 1864 Custer was given another star, being 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
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