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Date of birth
This is the day that George Armstrong Custer was born. -
The date he attended School
He attended a School in the year of 1855 -
Got a certificate to teach
He got his teaching certificate to instruct grammar school. -
Joined the academy
Custer entered the academy in the fall of 1857 -
He Graduated
He buckled under the authority, and his infractions led him to famously finish last in his last class upon graduating class. -
He was Commisioned
He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the old 2nd Cavalry in the year of 1861. -
Found His Love!!
Custer was introduced to a sought-after young woman, the daughter of a judge named Elizabeth "Libbie" Bacon. Libbie is what every one called her. -
George and Libbie got married
The two were married in Monroe in 1864 -
Participated At Yellow Tavern
In Grant's Richmond drive...Custer participated in the fight at Yellow Tavern. -
Standing down to Confederate General Robert E. Lee
he owned part to Custer, whose cavalry units were crucial in standing down Confederate General Robert E. Lee and forcing him to surrender at Appomattox, -
Returning to the Army of Potomac
Returning to the Army of the Potomac .....he fought at Five Forks; and in the Appomattox Campaign. -
7th Calvry
Remaining in the army after the war,in 1866 he was appointed Lt. Col. of the newly authorized 7th Cavalry, remaining its active commander until his death -
Suspended
He took part in the 1867 Sioux and Cheyenne expedition, but was court-martialed and suspended from duty one year for paying an unauthorized visit to his wife. -
First Experience
Serving under General Winfield Hancock, Custer would see his first real experience in the west. -
Commander of the 7th calvry
Custer, now reinstated, was to command the 7th calvry for the campaign which culminated with the Battle of the Washita -
Being a Leader
the United States ordered an attack on the Lakota that involved three separate forces, one of which was led by Custer. -
Career ended
His army career ended June 25, 1876, at the Battle of Big Horn..which resulted in the elimination of his immediate command and a total loss of some 266 officers and men -
Death
Georg Armstrong Custer died on the 25tth of June. He died a hero. -
The end
On June 28th, the bodies were given a hasty burial on the field. -
The following year to the battl eof Battle Horn
The following year, what may have been Custer's remains were disinterred and given a military funeral at West Point.
