George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1857, where he graduated last in his class in 1861. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Custer was called to serve with the Union Army. Custer built up a solid notoriety amid the Civil War. He took an interest in the main significant engagement, the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, close Washington, D.C. His relationship with a few vital officers helped his profession as did his prosperity as a profoundly powerful mounted force administrator. Custer was brevetted to brigadier general at age 23, not as much as seven days before the Battle …show more content…
He returned to his changeless rank of chief and was delegated a lieutenant colonel in the seventh Cavalry Regiment in July 1866. He was dispatched toward the west in 1867 to battle in the American Indian Wars. On June 25, 1876, while driving the seventh Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory against a coalition of Native American clans, he and the greater part of his separation—which included two of his siblings—were murdered. The fight is prevalently referred to in American history as "Custer's Last Stand." Custer and his regiment were vanquished so unequivocally at the Little Bighorn that it has dominated the greater part of his earlier accomplishments.After the Civil War, Custer remained a major general in the United States Volunteers until they were mustered out in February 1866. He reverted to his permanent rank of captain and was appointed a lieutenant colonel in the 7th Cavalry Regiment in July 1866. He was dispatched to the west in 1867 to fight in the American Indian Wars. On June 25, 1876, while leading the 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory against a coalition of Native American tribes, he and all of his detachment—which included two of his brothers—were killed. The battle is popularly known in American history as "Custer's Last Stand."