George Armstrong Custer follows the cavalry officer from his rapid rise during the American Civil War to his controversial career on the western frontier. It covers his service in the Army of the Potomac, his reputation for personal bravery and aggressive command, and his post-war assignments with the Seventh Cavalry.
The biography culminates in the 1876 campaign against the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne and the destruction of Custer’s command at the Little Bighorn. It separates the historical officer from the heroic and villainous legends later built around his death.
