George Custer

George Custer
Author: Mathew Brady, circa 1860-65, Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain
Born December 5, 1839 in OH
Died 1876
  • Effective Civil War Union Brigadier General (at 23 years old!) and Lt. Col. in the American-Indian Wars.
  • Controversial West Point graduate because of his ego and treatment of friend and foe.
  • His famous ‘Last Stand’ was at the Battle of Little Bighorn against the Sioux.
“I would rather have a good education and no money, than to have a fortune & be ignorant.”