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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!
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Winning the battle of Gettysburg, Custer? I'd bet Chamberlain, Hancock, Buford and a few others would have  at that.
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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. |
IIRC (meaning i should probably check my references before posting this) the Custer/Stuart engagement was a rear guard action fought to give the bulk of the rebel army time to escape to the south. I could be wrong but I thought the battle was pretty much lost for the Confederates on the 2nd day when they failed to turn the Union flank at Little Round Top and the final nail in their coffin on the third day after Pickets Charge.