George Armstrong Custer
American
US General, Cavalry Officer - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Cavalry Regiment, US Army | |||
| Union Army | 1865 | ||
| 7th Cavalry Regiment, US Army | 1866 | 1876 |
US General, Cavalry Officer - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Cavalry Regiment, US Army | |||
| Union Army | 1865 | ||
| 7th Cavalry Regiment, US Army | 1866 | 1876 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1839/12/05 | George Armstrong Custer is born in New Rumley, Ohio, the son of Marie Ward Kirkpatrick and Emanuel Henry Custer. The site is near the Custer Monument located on Rumley Rd E (SR 646) at Chrisman Road New Rumley. | Born | Custer Monument, New Rumley | New Rumley, OH | George Armstrong Custer's Birthday | ||
| 1861/06/00 | After 34 members of West Point's class of 1862 petitioned the school's administration to graduate a year early, the school escalated and compress their last year to less than two months. George Custer graduates last in this class of 1862. | Education | US Military Academy, West Point | West Point, NY | |||
| 1861/07/21 | Union cavalry commander, George Armstrong Custer, becomes known as 'The Boy General' at the First Battle of Bull Run. | Union Commander | Manassas National Battlefield Park | Manassas | First Battle of Bull Run | ||
| 1863/06/17 | Pleasonton dispatches his aide, Capt George Custer, to lead the 1st Maine Cavalry into position to support Randol's battery, likely deployed near the current intersection of the modern Snickersville Turnpike and Aldie Road (the old turnpike). | Union Captain | Aldie | Virginia | Battle of Aldie | ||
| 1864/05/09 | George Custer destroys 2 rebel trains and 1.5 million rations, frees 375 Union soldiers General Lee had captured at the Wilderness | Union commander | Beaverdam Depot | Beaverdam | Battle of the Wilderness | ||
| 1865/03/00 | Union Headquarters during Union raid of Scottsville. | Union commander | Cliffside | Scottsville | Union Raid of Scottsville | ||
| 1865/04/08 | George Custer's Union cavalry captures a Confederate supply train, artillery and blocks Robert E Lee's retreat | Union commander | Appomattox Historic District | Appomattox, VA | Battles of Appomattox Station and Court House | ||
| 1866/00/00 | George and Elizabeth Custer visit the Missouri Botanical Gardens | Visitor | Missouri Botanical Gardens | City of St Louis | |||
| 1866/12/00 | Lt Colonel George A Custer arrives to take command of the 7th Cavalry. The Custer family live at Quarters 21A which has been extensively renovated. | Military | Main Post Area, Fort Riley | Fort Riley | |||
| 1868/11/00 | Ben Clark leads 7th Calvery out of Camp Supply to the Washita River | Cavalry Commander | Fort Supply Historic District | Fort Supply | Battle of the Washita | ||
| 1871/00/00 | Guests at Hill House, General George Armstrong Custer and his wife Elizabeth Custer. | Slept here | The Brown-Pusey House | Elizabethtown | |||
| 1872/04/09 | Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is dedicated to Michigan's sailors and soldiers killed in the Civil War. Attending the dedication were Generals George Armstrong Custer, Philip Sheridan, Thomas J Wood and John Cook. | Dignitary | Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument | Detroit | |||
| 1873/00/00 | George Custer posted to Fort Abraham Lincoln 1873-1876 | Military posting | Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, ND | North Dakota | |||
| 1874/07/02 | Black Hills Expedition leaves Fort Abraham Lincoln to explore the Black Hills. | US Cavalry Commander | Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, ND | North Dakota | Black Hills Expedition of 1874 | ||
| 1874/07/31 | Custer, William Ludlow and scientist climb Harney Peak | US Cavalry Commander | Harney Peak | South Dakota | Black Hills Expedition of 1874 | ||
| 1874/08/01 | George Custer carves his initials | US Cavalry Commander | Custer Initials Site (39CU861) | Custer | Black Hills Expedition of 1874 | ||
| 1874/08/06 | Expedition camps 5 nights, it is the expedition's longest stay and is known as Permanent Camp, August 1 to 6 | US Cavalry Commander | General Custer's French Creek Campsite | Custer | Black Hills Expedition of 1874 | ||
| 1874/08/15 | Custer sends a messenger from Golden Valley to Ft Laramie, confirming gold in the Black Hills | US Cavalry Commander | Fort Laramie National Historic Site | Fort Laramie | Black Hills Expedition of 1874 | ||
| 1874/08/15 | Custer sends a messenger from Golden Valley to Ft Laramie, confirming gold in the Black Hills | US Cavalry Commander | General Custer's French Creek Campsite | Custer | Black Hills Expedition of 1874 | ||
| 1876/00/00 | Plains Indian War | US Cavalry Commander | Custer Military Trail Historic Archeological District | Medora | |||
| 1876/05/17 | Custer leads US Calvary troops from Fort Lincoln headed to Little Bighorn | US Cavalry Commander | Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, ND | North Dakota | Custer's Centennial Campaign | ||
| 1876/05/28 | George Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment camp enroute to Little Bighorn | US Cavalry Commander | Initial Rock | Medora | Custer's Centennial Campaign | ||
| 1876/06/25 | George Custer dies at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. | Died | Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument | Crow Agency | Battle of the Little Bighorn |
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