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To: Monkey Face

Custer had many faults to be sure. He was rash, vain, and conteptious of the Indians, but he was no coward. He first gained attention at Gettysburg by leading his Wolverines in a headlong charge against Stewart’s far larger cavalry that was about to hit the Union in the rear at the same time Pickett was attacking the front. It so shocked and confused Stewart that he withdrew. Not the action of a coward.


97 posted on 11/15/2010 12:08:12 PM PST by Hugin ("People will usually tell you their bad intentions if you take the time to listen"--- Open Range)
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To: Hugin

Was that the only battle that he excelled in?


107 posted on 11/15/2010 1:48:27 PM PST by Monkey Face (In God we trust!)
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