benteen, come quick!

greyrider · 04-22-08, 06:05 PM

many were european, irish, swiss, french.
look into the eyes of the great chief sitting bull, what do you see?
i could feel it threw a century.

LukeFF · 04-22-08, 06:27 PM

Huh? What is this thread doing here?

Rockin Robbins · 04-23-08, 04:13 PM

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!

bradclark1 · 04-23-08, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

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!

Would you happily serve on something named after someone who got massacred? I wouldn't be too thrilled about it.

Sailor Steve · 04-23-08, 09:02 PM

There was a Liberty Ship named for him.

But I agree: what's the point of the thread?

August · 04-23-08, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

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.

Sailor Steve · 04-24-08, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

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.

August · 04-24-08, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

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.

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.

04-24-08, 06:14 PM

The Custer/Stuart fight was a sideshow , it happened after the battles was over and the Confederacy was retreating - Stuart had been raiding to the north for most of the fight and arrived at Lee's headquarters late in the evening on the second day.Custer spent the 3 days doing cavalry piquet at the rear as protection against Stuart (no-one knew where beauty was , he was supposed to be scouting for Lee to find the Union army , but as usual he went rampaging off around the countryside leaving Lee blind.).Stuart ended up covering the retreat during the night and day of the 3rd/4th of july.

nikimcbee · 05-03-08, 06:28 AM

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The Custer/Stuart fight was a sideshow , it happened after the battles was over and the Confederacy was retreating - Stuart had been raiding to the north for most of the fight and arrived at Lee's headquarters late in the evening on the second day.Custer spent the 3 days doing cavalry piquet at the rear as protection against Stuart (no-one knew where beauty was , he was supposed to be scouting for Lee to find the Union army , but as usual he went rampaging off around the countryside leaving Lee blind.).Stuart ended up covering the retreat during the night and day of the 3rd/4th of july.

Here's the real people that ass-whooped Custer: Stuart's horse artillery!
http://www.amazon.com/Galloping-Thun.../dp/0811707075

I don't remember where it was at, but Stuart's Horse arty came across Custer's command camp and chased them for 15 miles.

nikimcbee · 05-03-08, 06:49 AM

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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.

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.

I don't think after 3 days of heavy fighting, the Union Army was going to fight anybody.

After action report:
http://www.civilwarhome.com/custer.htm

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darius359au Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	The Custer/Stuart fight was a sideshow , it happened after the battles was over and the Confederacy was retreating - Stuart had been raiding to the north for most of the fight and arrived at Lee's headquarters late in the evening on the second day.Custer spent the 3 days doing cavalry piquet at the rear as protection against Stuart (no-one knew where beauty was , he was supposed to be scouting for Lee to find the Union army , but as usual he went rampaging off around the countryside leaving Lee blind.).Stuart ended up covering the retreat during the night and day of the 3rd/4th of july.