George Armstrong Custer
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title:
George Armstrong Custer
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George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Custer graduated from West Point and finished 34th out of a starting class of 108 candidates. Following graduation, he worked closely with General George B. McClellan and the future General Alfred Pleasonton, both of whom recognized his ability as a cavalry leader. He was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers aged 23. Only a few days afterwards, he fought a
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United States cavalry commander (1839–1876)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Armstrong_Custer
date created:
2002-10-12T13:07:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T16:04:25Z
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