[mountainlion]

General George Custer’s brother was a Civil war Hero with two medals of Honor awarded to him.

I don’t think that George Custer became a General until after his death.

[cripplecreek]

There were a lot of prettyboy generals on both sides in the civil war. That’s why some of the most successful spies were females who could walk from one side to the other without question.

Its kinda funny really because so many of the generals had been West Point classmates.

[Rockpile]

Custer was a brevet brigadier during the war. His permanent rank after the war was lieutenant colonel.

He was the executive officer of the 7th Regiment of Calvary and the de-facto field commander. When they departed Fort Lincoln in the summer of 1876 the regimental commander was back at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.

[Celtic Conservative]

No, Custer was a General. But he was a brevet general, which means it was a temporary rank. He was later named a major general of volunteers which is also a temporary promotion. After the war he resumed his permanent rank of captain. At the time of little big horn he was a Colonel in the regular army. While it is true that little big horn was a grade A clusterf**k, Custer's contribution to the 3rd day of Gettysburg was absolutely vital. Without his contribution, Meades army would've been flanked at the south end of the federal line.

CC