George Armstrong Custer (l. 1839-1876) was an officer in the US Army, serving in the cavalry from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War and the wars against the Plains Indians 1866-1876. Although he became a widely recognized hero during the Civil War, he is best remembered for his death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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1839 - 1876Life of George Armstrong Custer.
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1856 - 1857Custer is a schoolteacher in Ohio.
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1857 - 1861Custer is a cadet at West Point Military Academy.
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1861 - 1865Custer serves in the Union Army as an officer during the American Civil War.
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1866 - 1876Lt. Colonel Custer leads military campaigns against the Plains Indians, especially the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Sioux.
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1876Custer is killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
