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George A. (George Armstrong) Custer
1839–1876
Remembered as one of the most dramatic and controversial cavalry officers in American history, this Civil War general later became inseparable from the story of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. His life has inspired countless biographies because it mixes battlefield daring, personal showmanship, and a legacy that Americans still debate.
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My life on the plains : or, personal experiences with Indians
by George A. (George Armstrong) Custer
About the author
Born in New Rumley, Ohio, in 1839, George Armstrong Custer graduated from West Point in 1861, just as the Civil War began. He rose with unusual speed in the Union Army and became known for his bold, aggressive style in the cavalry, earning national attention while still a very young officer.
After the war, he served in the campaigns against Native nations on the Great Plains. His name became permanently linked to the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory, where he and the men under his immediate command were killed on June 25, 1876.
Custer's reputation has never stood still. Some early writers cast him as a romantic hero, while later historians have taken a much harsher view of his role in U.S. expansion and the wars against Native peoples. That tension makes him a figure readers often approach with both curiosity and caution.