COMMANDER // 1839–1876
George A. Custer
major generalUnited States1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1839 – 1876
Active service 1876 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 37.
Profile
George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars.
Battles (1)
1876
Battle of the Little BighornGreat Sioux War of 1876 · Crow scouts