(1876) A complete life of Gen. George A. Custer: Major-General of Volunteers; Brevet Major-General, U.S. Army; and Lieutenant-Colonel, Seventh U.S. Cavalry .
Was Custer really a general?
Custer became a Civil War general in the Union Army at 23.
In June 1863, Custer was promoted to the rank of brigadier general at the age of 23, and he cemented his reputation as the “Boy General” days later at the Battle of Gettysburg when he repelled a pivotal Confederate assault led by J.E.B. Stuart.
What rank was Custer at Little Bighorn?
Colonel of the regiment. The first Colonel of the 7th was Col.
