Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876
Dates
- Existence: 1839 - 1876
Biography
George Armstrong Custer; b. Dec. 5, 1839 in New Rumley, Ohio; d. June 25, 1876 at Little Bighorn River, Montana Territory; U.S. cavalry officer; graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., 1861; served in the Civil War, became brigadier general; killed at Battle of Little Bighorn.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
J. C. Buttre lithograph of W. R. Howell portrait of George Armstrong Custer, 1876
Mathew B. Brady portrait of George Armstrong Custer, 1874
Portrait of Brigadier Major General George A. Custer taken at Brady’s in Washington, D.C., in 1874.