George Armstrong Custer

Colonel Custer
Biographic Information
Full name	George Armstrong Custer
Born	December 5, 1839
Died	June 25, 1876 (aged 36)
Buried	Initially on the battlefield; Later reinterred in West Point Cemetery
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Bacon Custer (m. 1864)
Nationality	American
Profession	Army officer and cavalry commander
Career Information
Military Information
Service/Branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of Service	1861–1876
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel, USA Major General, USV
Battles/Wars	American Civil War American Indian Wars

George Armstrong Custer, (born December 5, 1839, New Rumley, Ohio, U.S.—died June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn River, Montana Territory) was a U.S. cavalry officer who distinguished himself in the American Civil War (1861–65) but later led his men to death in one of the most controversial battles in U.S. history, the Battle of the Little Bighorn.