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George Armstrong Custer

photographed in the early 1860s

Cus·ter

(kŭs′tər), George Armstrong 1839-1876.

American soldier. A brigadier general at age 23, he was killed and his troops annihilated by Lakota and Cheyenne warriors led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse at Little Bighorn.

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Custer

(ˈkʌstə)

(Biography) George Armstrong. 1839–76, US cavalry general: Civil War hero, killed fighting the Sioux at Little Bighorn, Montana

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Cus•ter

(ˈkʌs tər)

n.

George Armstrong, 1839–76, U.S. general: killed at the battle of Little Bighorn.

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Custer - United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)

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And after that he was killed, with General Custer and all the rest, by the Indians.

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It was in this year that General Custer was killed by the Sioux; that the flimsy iron railway bridge fell at Ashtabula; that the "Molly Maguires" terrorized Pennsylvania; that the first wire of the Brooklyn Bridge was strung; and that Boss Tweed and Hell Gate were both put out of the way in New York.

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Through the passage of time, Custer's last fight has come to overshadow the rest of his military career, which had its brilliant beginning in the American Civil War.

The Most Desperate Acts of Gallantry

General Custer, Libbie Custer and Their Dogs: A Passion for Hounds, from the Civil War to Little Bighorn

Representatives of one of the five companies already committed to mining frac sand in and around the community of Fay, Okla., told Custer County, Okla., commissioners that their firm plans to be in the area where Dewey, Blaine and Custer counties come together for 35 years, so they'll be good stewards of the land and its resources, including underground water, according to the Clinton Daily News.

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Alaina Custer of restaurant Sup Dogs was busy doing her job on Saturday, Oct.

Waitress gets $10,000 tip from YouTube star who ordered water

ENTREPRENEURIAL brothers Kris and Karl Douthwaite have designs on success with the launch of their new printing and embroidery business Custer Design.

It's success down to a 'T' for shirt business brothers

George Armstrong Custer appointed Granger as one of his aides, a position Granger would hold until his death in August 1864.

An Aide to Custer

Thieves' Road: The Black Hills Betrayal and Custer's Path to Little Bighorn provides a narrative about Custer's 1874 expedition into South Dakota and considers how this early expedition set the stage for the Bighorn disaster that took place two years later.

Thieves' Road

Two of Michigan's military installations--Camp Custer near Battle Creek and Selfridge Airfield north of Detroit--were created specifically for the purpose of supporting America's entry into World War I.

Michigan's forts and airfields: when the United States entered World War I, Michigan quickly began proving its mettle as a major player at the forefront of the American war effort. The stories of three Michigan military installations--Camp Custer, Fort Wayne, and Selfridge Airfield--depict Michigan's immersive role in the First World War and foreshadow an even bigger responsibility during the Second

In 1876 General George Armstrong Custer was commissioned to lead the 7th Cavarly in an expedition against the Plains Indians, culminating in The Battle of Little Bighorn.