Custer

From a young age, George Custer had never been known as a good student. Custer, known at West Point Military Academy for his practical jokes and bad behavior, ranked last in his class when he graduated in 1861. Fortunately for him, the Civil War was well under way, and the demand for officers was high. He was immediately placed into a second lieutenant position for the Union Army’s 2nd Cavalry, where he gained respect for his unquestionable boldness early on in the war. The Battle of Gettysburg

Crazy Horse and Custer Comparison As being two revered warriors from completely opposite sides, General Armstrong Custer and Crazy Horse held very similar characteristics that ultimately made them tick. After doing some deep research on these two men it was almost complete fate that they met on the battlefield of Little Bighorn. To what I say that their lives were destined to go the way they did, so they would fight face to face. As for the paper goes these two men were brought up with completely

polysyndeton that “no officer would demand more… in the way of snap and polish and taut discipline than [Custer]” (2). Prior to this statement, Andrist provides the background of Custer as being an unruly cadet at West Point Academy. The periodic sentence emphasizes the difference between Custer and his attitude towards his men. Furthermore, the polysyndeton emphasizes the high expectations of Custer; each soldier must perfectly adhere to his standards. Although he possesses high standards, he does not

signs of an Indian village on the banks of the Little Big horn river. Custer had planned a surprise attack to take place the follow morning, but had received report that hostile Indians had discovered the trail left behind by his Soldiers. Custer assumed that he had lost the element of surprised and decided to attack right away, which went against his orders from higher to stay and wait for reinforcements to arrive. Custer divided unit into three battalions, one commanded by Major Marcus Reno

General George A. Custer, was in deed the key factor, that enabled the Lakota, Sioux to defeat the 7th US Cavalry at the battle of little Horn in 1876. I believe there was a defeat on the 7th Cavalry, due to Custer’s arrogance and his stupidity. At the time general Phillip Sheridan made plans to send generals, troops and officers to take land away from the Indians, he didn’t realize the arrogance that bolted Custer at the time. Sitting Bull, the chief of the Lakota tribe awaited the time for war

accounts in this book, Philbrick shows us this was not necessarily the case. Custer and his men went into the battle extremely too overconfident and he seriously underestimated the power of his opposing army. This overconfidence caused a great lack of proper preparation for the battle by the US army which ultimately helped lead to their demise in this battle. Other factors that contributed to this loss were the facts that Custer did not have such great command over some of his officers. Several of them

This paper takes a look at the “victory disease” as illustrated in the historic example of the Battle of Little Bighorn when Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and 210 of his men where annihilated by some 2500 warriors from the Sioux and Cheyenne Indian nations. Throughout history the United States military has suffered from an invincible mentality, arrogance, and complacency all built upon by numerous victories and a national psyche that creates military leaders who expect overwhelming

failure. First finger could be pointed to Custer himself. The film nicely portrays the vain, self-absorbed, and cocky approach of Custer that history seems to validate. His arrogance, underestimation of the skill and intelligence of the men he faced was evident in his portrayal in the production History reflects as a role in his defeat. His denial of Gatling guns, and other backup is a prime example of his arrogance within the film. Early in the film Custer states something to the ilk of why the warriors

Cavalry which was led by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. In the year of 1868 Lakota leaders agreed to a treaty known as Fort Laramie Treaty which was suppose to give the Lakota leaders a large reservation for their tribes. But in accepting the treaty they also accepted giving up their nomadic lifestyles and agreed to a more stationary livelihood in the reservation. Some leaders like Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse did not agree

Son of the Morning Star Analysis Evan S. Connell has a unique writing style. While most stories are told from beginning to end, Son of the Morning Star: Custer and The Little Bighorn (North Point Press, 1984) begins with the aftermath of The Battle of the Little Bighorn. It is then followed by numerous events which led up to this battle. Connell chose this non-linear writing style in order to distribute the details he finds most fascinating and interesting to share with his audience. Using the conclusion