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Since the Battle of Little Bighorn, George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) has possessed one of the most unique places in American record. Although he was a capable cavalry official who dished up honorably through the Civil War, he remains one of the most instantly identifiable and famous military men in American record due to the fact he was killed during one of the country's most ignominious defeats, the Battle of Little Bighorn. Yet that one relatively insignificant fight during America's Indian Wars is becoming one of the country's most mythologized occasions and continues to fascinate Americans practically 140 years later. Though he's now best appreciated for "Custer's Last Stand", George Armstrong Custer commenced June 25, 1876 as one of America's better regarded cavalry officers and a guy whose ambitions might one day take him to higher office. Actually, years before radio and television existed, Custer learned the skill of public relations. He dressed impeccably and had newspaper correspondents go along with him on advertising campaign, all in an effort to help cultivate and enhance his legacy. Custer's attempts did the trick, with one biographer noting that Americans through the 19th century looked at him as "a cavalier without dread and beyond reproach". The final 10 years of his life were full of political and military intrigue as he attemptedto position himself both in politics and the military while making himself among the best known fighters of the Indian Wars. Those activities, along with the Battle of Little Bighorn, made him questionable even in his day, but with his death approaching to be greatly seen as a sacrifice for his country, his story and legacy grew throughout the country. No real matter what critics or supporters thought of him, George Armstrong Custer was unquestionably relevant.
