George Armstrong Custer

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

Custer is my grandparent’s dog. He has brought me joy throughout my years with him, along with those playful eyes that beg me to play with Custer never gets old. My essay is on Custer, my grandparent’s dog. When I see Custer, my eyes immediately go to his strong, lean body that was designed to run. His fur, is the color of caramel, although I seriously doubt that it tastes like it. Custer’s dense coat has curls that wrap around your fingers, as if each one was a baby’s hand grabbing your finger

forcing the Natives on reservations. To accomplish this task, three expeditions were launched. The goal of these expeditions were to corner the Indians, so they had nowhere to run, and force them on to the agencies. The plan would have worked, if Custer had not thought that he could take on the Indians himself. He was unaware that the Indians outnumbered him, so he chased them down, right in to a trap, where he and all his men were killed. Many members of the military were furious over Custer’s defeat

Sitting Bull In 1831 an indian child was born, of the Sioux Nation and the Hunkpapa Tribe. His father, Sitting Bull, and mother, Her-holy-door, did not name him Sitting Bull, he was named Jumping Badger. He was never called Jumping Badger, he was called Slow because of his willful and deliberate ways. When Slow was fourteen he insisted on going along with the adult warriors into battle. Usually the untrained youths were errand boys while learning about battle conditions. Slow, screaming a

The 7th Cavalry Regiment's destruction at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876 is the subject of over a century of debate. LTC George A. Custer failed to exercise four key responsibilities that were expected of him as the regiment’s commander. He failed to understand the problem and environment, visualize a feasible solution, clearly describe it to his subordinates, and effectively direct his forces. These four aspects of mission command are integral to the operations process and help Soldiers

Little Bighorn is attributed to his lack of adherence to what we now know as the characteristics of the offense: surprise, concentration, audacity and tempo. By allowing the tribal Indians to observe his movement during the early stages of the battle Custer lost the ability to surprise the enemy with a direct attack and his decision to divide his elements while facing a larger enemy force prevented him from concentrating his fires and effectively massing their effects on the enemy. The Battle of Little

A Reflection of Group Counseling Process and Mental Health Group Activities One might say the best teachers are the ones who go over and beyond the call of duty to assist their children. This idea could especially be proven true given the factors that are affecting the social and academic capabilities of the students we teach on a daily basis. One emerging, yet commonly overlooked factor is mental health. Mental health is one of those issues seen to be taboo in schools but is becoming a widespread

Introduction The Indians that had fought General Custer had actually fought a battle against an even larger American Army Force only 10 days earlier. In mid June of 1876 General George Crook and approximately 1325 American soldiers, packers, miners and Indian allies moved north1. The intent was to get contingents of the Cheyenne, Sioux and Arapaho to move to reservations. History Gold had been discovered in the Black Hills of the Dakotas, and the American military intended to take it by force

murdered and tortured about four hundred peaceful Indians, just to make sure they wouldn’t cause any trouble. Another act of cruelty against Indians happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn. The Battle of Little Bighorn, began because Colonel George Custer, found gold in Black Hills of South

were known at the Great Sioux War of 1876. In 1874, the government had sent out Lieutenant Colonel George Custer to examine the Black Hills. On his expedition, Custer revealed the presence of gold in the area,