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To: Sparky1776

I personally think George Custer is our most maligned general. Remembered only for a mistake that current thinking suggests may not have been his.


5 posted on 09/22/2010 3:27:46 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: cripplecreek

George Custer? I thought current thinking still was still that his arrogance and lack of reconnaissance was ultimately what killed him (small loss) and his command.


23 posted on 09/22/2010 4:00:35 PM PDT by teppe (... for my God ... for my Family ... for my Country)
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