Where is George A. Custer interred?
Following the recovery of Custer's body and that of his brother Tom, the remains were buried on the battlefield side by side in a shallow grave, after being covered by pieces of tent canvas and blankets. One year later, Custer's remains and those of many of his officers were recovered and sent back east for re-interment in more formal burials. Custer was buried again with full military honors at West Point Cemetery on October 10, 1877. The battle site was designated a National Cemetery in 1876.
This might be interesting:
- George Armstrong Custer was a US army officer during the American Civil War. He is known as a young War Hero, who gained everlasting fame after his spectacular defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn;
- At an early age, Custer used to mispronounce his middle name, which earned him the nickname "Autie".
- 4 members of his family died in the battle which made him famous: his nephew, brother-in-law and two younger brothers.
- Many years after the famous defeat, Custer's wife tried to restore her husband reputation in her written accounts, but her attempts at that were not successful.
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20 Comments
Debbie Dunton
He was an egomaniacal zealot and every serious war expert who speaks about him today, with the honesty from which we were sheltered, says that he was wrong on every level to lead those men into the Battle of Little Big Horn. He got those men masacred seeking to make a bigger name for himself.
Sarah Hearn-vonFoerster
He was infamous, not famous, poor twit.
Joe Allwood
Does the tombstone say "This is what happens when you graduate last in your class" ?
Frenise A Logan II
Check out the flick "Little Big Man" with Dustin Hoffman
William Laughlin
Not four, but FIVE members of his family died in the battle that made him infamous! His nephew, his brother-in-law, and two younger brothers all died, as well as Custer himself! That makes five deaths in his family.
There is also doubt about whose bones are buried at his grave in West Point. Because his family continues to deny exhumation, we will probably never know to a certainty that the remains are actually his.
http://articles.latimes.com/1991-09-15/news/mn-3404_1_west-point-s-cemetery
Larry W. Jones
Thank you, sir, for correcting famous to infamous. My personal peeve is people referring to him as "General" Custer. After the Civil War, he went back to his actual rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
elizawheeler
Are we still glorifying the genocide of Native Americans? Just awful.
Arvon
Shelia Hall, My condolences, ma'am. My kin were on the other side.
Shirley Dutt
William Laughlin, Truly, who actually cares. He was a reckless man.
dmarkc
He was probably drunk and clueless, but he was still a general and a WP grad.
Jas Newman
Steve McVey, The point is that WL took the trouble to significantly add to the conversation. I appreciate that effort. On the other hand ...
Bill Coe
Steve McVey, Jealous? You too could add to these discussions if yiu had half the smarts of Laughlin. I think there is little fear of that. Once an internet troll, always an internet troll.
Kathryn A. Cobb
True
Kathryn A. Cobb
I remembered he went to West Point.
Peggy Brown
Trick question
Shelia Hall
I am kin to George A. Custer. My Dad is James M Custer and I'm, Shelia Custer
mkrash
Ya
William Laughlin
Steve McVey
MAYBE we can all be smart when seated behind a keyboard, but how many actually are? I haven't seen any proof to validate your point. How many take the time or even make the effort to learn anything? Your thinly veiled effort at derision is sad. Ouch! Such a sting. I almost felt it.