Little Big Horn, 25 June 1876

Abstract

General George Armstrong Custer became one of the greatest legends of his time. He was genuinely liked by some and completely despised by others. He went from being picked on and ridiculed as a child to being a very confident and driven officer during the American Civil War. It was the Indian Wars and his performance in the west that the public remembers the most. A culmination of all his experiences gave him a false confidence that bled into the arrogance that was the greatest contributing factor in the U. S. Army's defeat at Little Big Horn.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2005
Accession Number
AD1111432

Entities

People

  • James Meriweather
  • Juanita Krueger
  • Kevin Scheil
  • Romeo Montez
  • Thomas Nelson

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

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  • Biomedical

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  • Active Duty
  • Ambulances
  • Arkansas River
  • Army
  • Civil War
  • Civil War (United States)
  • Congress
  • Court Martial
  • Education
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  • Governments
  • Human Behavior
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  • Law
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  • New York
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  • Students
  • Therapy
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  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • Volunteers
  • War

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  • History

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.