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Old 04-24-08, 08:56 AM   #7
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Very interesting. Is there a sub named after Gen Custer or something? It's just very strange that a man whose main contribution was winning the Battle of Gettysburg should be known for dying in the desert. Bet he'd be mad!
Winning the battle of Gettysburg, Custer? I'd bet Chamberlain, Hancock, Buford and a few others would have at that.

I'm sure you're right, but J.E.B. Stuart would have agreed with RR. Yeah, he did it by throwing unit after unit into the fight, and losing over and over until he finally won, but Custer beat Stuart, and that made a huge difference in the final outcome.
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