George A. Custer
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Explorers, American Civil War
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American Indian History
Article abstract: Although greatly obscured by the events surrounding his death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer’s illustrious Civil War exploits made him one of the nation’s most respected military figures and a national idol. After the war, his expeditions into the Yellowstone region and the Black Hills earned for him renown as an explorer and compiler of scientific information.
Early Life
George Armstrong Custer was born December 5, 1839, in New Rumley, Ohio. In 1849, his father sent him to live with the boy’s married half-sister,...
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