 | George Armstrong ("Yellow Hair") Custer graduated last in his class at West Point. He served with distinction in the Civil War, his units having enormously high casualty rates, and he was made a brevet (acting) general. Today, 126 years ago, commanding a force of 264 men, he attacked 5,000 angry Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians at the Little Bighorn. When he was being scalped by Indians General Custer sure wished he'd studied harder at West Point. Did you remember to get your hair cut today? |