George Custer was born in New Rumley , Ohio in 1839. He was not one of the brightest in his school. After graduating from high school he was recruited into the U.S Army. He was drafted into a cavalry unit, however he worked up from the bottom and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1866.He was in the military for quite some
Bush Rangers Before becoming the notorious bushranger, he was best known for Fred Ward worked at Tocal. Fred was the youngest in his family out of 11 children, his mum and dad where Sophia and Michael ward. While working at Tocal Fred stayed at the overseer’s cottage which is why it is called thunderbolts cottage. Another notorious bush ranger known well to most Australians is ned Kelly, he was born December 1854 in Beveridge Victoria he came into a family with 11 siblings.
George Armstrong Custer is noted for being at the bottom of his West Point cadet class, but his standing was not due to lacking intelligence. Instead, Custer seemed to be more interested in entertainment and playing pranks on his classmates. Although he was very popular, some of his classmates and instructors did not
There have been many prominent leaders that have molded America into what it is today, Lee is one of them. Robert E. Lee was born in Virginia, January 19, 1807, although one historian believes has was born one year earlier (Wikipedia.com 1). Little is actually known about his childhood, and Lee scarcely mentioned it as an adult. His father, Henry “Light Horse” Lee, left him and his family at a young age and never returned. In 1825, Robert E. Lee attended West Point and graduated second in his class in 1829.
General Douglas MacArthur was a legendary figure in American military history. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1880, MacArthur was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he excelled in academics and athletics. MacArthur served in the Philippines, Japan, and Europe during his illustrious career, and he is perhaps best known for his leadership in the Pacific during World War II. MacArthur first gained notoriety during World War I, where he served as chief of staff of the 42nd (Rainbow) Division.
Ulysses S Grant By Omarion Grant Ulysses S Grant was the 18th president of the United States. He was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant OH. He is an Ohio native he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, 1843. then went on to fight in the Mexican-American war.
“Custer's Last Stand” was a victory for the Indian people, but as a result of their win, they brought a lot of attention to themselves which angered the American people. As a result, the US government treated the Native Americans more hostile, allowing John Gibbons to go and attack the Nez Perce Indians, didn’t follow through with their agreements dealing with land and took land away, and kept expanding westward while continuing to grow America East to West. Directly after new got out that the Indians had not only won the battle, but had slaughtered the American army, John Gibbons rounded up every available man and went after the Nez Perce Indians, whom he thought were the easiest and head of attack. Many innocent woman and children died on
At the age of thirteen he became a blacksmith apprentice. When trapping he established Fort Bridger and discovered the Great Salt Lake. He also discovered the Yellowstone geysers although no one believed him at the time. He was born in Richmond, Virginia on a small farm. He trapped in Utah for forty-five years.
This is the case with General George Armstrong Custer. George A. Custer was born on December 5, 1839 and was raised in a large family. Like most children, Custer exuberated a lot of energy that often led to mischievous behavior. This conduct led to poor grades during his youth. At
Although the exact year of his birth is unknown, it is believed that George Walton was born sometime between 1940-50. He was born in Prince Edward Virginia to Robert and Mary Walton. His grandfather, also George Walton, had moved from England to Virginia in 1682. Walton’s family was poor and by the age of twelve, he was an orphan. Due to the death of his parents, Walton became an apprentice at a young age.
In battles to come, he would even change his uniform to add his own personal flare to it (Custer 2014). This shows how Custer rode the thin line between bravery and stupidity, but in all honesty, those can be defining characteristics of a great general. Towards the end of the war he fought with his men in a cavalry raid (McNamara, n.d.). More and more people began to notice Custer and an artist by the name of Alfred Waud started to draw pictures of Custer and print them (McNamara, n.d.). Waud wrote "Custer charged and charged again here capturing and destroying trains and making many prisoners.”
Thesis Statement and Main Ideas: Wyatt Earp I was the only man to walk away from that gunfight not injured or dead. Some call that gun fight the most famous gunfight in American history. I was born March 19th, 1848 in Monmouth, Illinois. I was a middle child, being the third of Nicholas and Virginia Ann Earp’s five sons.
On January 26, 1880 at the Little Rock Barracks in Arkansas, Douglas Macarthur would be born into the military life. His father, Arthur was a decorated Civil War hero and Army Captain. His mother, Mary was a native of Virginia where her brothers also fought in the Civil War. He had two older brothers, Arthur III who was born on August 1, 1876 and Malcolm who was born on October 17, 1878.
Native American Research: Chief Pontiac Intro Chief Pontiac is a Native American that is important to the United States’ history. He was a part of the Ottawa tribe and led the American Indians to a revolution also known as the Pontiac War or Pontiac’s Rebellion, which was against the British when they first came to America. He wasn’t afraid to die for his rights. He believed that they all had rights to live in America and to live how they wanted to live. I chose him for my Native American Research because he was a courageous Native American hero.
Article Reviewed Potts, J. B. (1994). General Custer and the Little Bighorn reconstruction-again. Journal of Military History, 58(2), 305-314. George Armstrong Custer joined 210 troopers in death at the hands of Sioux and Cheyenne warriors; but his famous last stand has lived on in public memory. Generations of historians, novelists, and poets, along with painters, illustrators, and motion picture and television producers, have made Custer the nation 's most remembered soldier and the Little Bighorn the most frequently depicted battle.
While Cluster was walking along the little bighorn river the Terry/Gibbon column was marching toward the mouth of the little bighorn. Custer planned a surprise attack but he get spotted before he was able to do it. So he decided to attack without anymore waiting. His scouts warned him that the village is very big but he didn 't hear on them. And so he ran into his crushing defeat.