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"Reno
proved incompetent and Benteen showed his indifference – I will not use the uglier words that have often been in my mind. Both failed Custer and he had to fight it out alone."
Little Bighorn veteran William Taylor, letter to Lieutenant Godfrey, February 20, 1910
Custer's Union troops during the American Civil War
SKETCHES OF
WAR
source: Libary of Congress, edited by Gregory J. Urwin (Ph.D), professor of History at the University of
Notre Dame and famous Custer historian. He has written several books on Custer and the cavalry, the most notably being the legendary "Custer Victorious" (Bison Books), a classic in Custer
litterature.
Battle of Winchester, Virginia, on September 19, 1864 : Custer leading his brigade forward to turn Jubal Early's left flank.
Custer 3rd Cav Div Skirmish Line vs Rosser, Oct. 1864
Custer at Sayler's Creek, April 6, 1865