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Comments on: Report of Brig. Gen. George A. Custer https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=395 Bringing obscurity into focus Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.22 By: Richard L. Hamilton https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=395&cpage=1#comment-13345 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:17:57 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=395#comment-13345 I am in most agreement with David Corbet regarding Custer. When one reads the many accounts of what the general did among all the finger pointing and political manuevering of many politically motivated field commanders, Custer remains the ‘General Warrior’ throuhout his career, absent of politics. Gen. David McMurtrie Gregg recognized this character in Custer and wrote about his bravery and that of his command in his report on the East Cavalry Battlefield at Gettysburg. His one attempt at politics to save his military career after the Civil War failed, and Sherman saved him. Brig. Gen. Custer had to endure one of the worst commanders in the entire Union ranks, in the likes of Hugh Judson ‘Kill Cavalry’ Kilpatrick, and regardless Custer served him well. My gr.gr. grandfather, 1st Sgt. Geo. Thomas Patten faught in Custer’s 6th Michigan Cavalry Brigade, Co.B under the command of Maj. Peter A. Weber . He was with him throughout the Gettysburg Campaign to its conclusion at Williamsport. Sgt. Patten was killed alonside Maj. Weber at the Battle of Falling Waters in the first charge on the superior numbers of Gens. Pettigrew and Heth on the northside of the Potomac River at Lee’s Crossing on July 14, 1863.

Dick Hamilton

]]> By: The General https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=395&cpage=1#comment-9513 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:58:43 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=395#comment-9513 Well said, David.

I agree with your assessment of Custer, with the exception that he didn’t have the talent the rest of them had….

Eric

]]> By: David Corbett https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=395&cpage=1#comment-9512 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:49:28 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=395#comment-9512 Dear Sir ,
This report of Custer’s should dispell the myth that he was reluctant to praise others to the point of being ego-centric . No hero is perfect nor in the manner of the ancient Greeks , should they be . Custer was less a soldier and more a warrior in the mode of Richard Coeur de Lion , El Cid, Patton , Crazy Horse , DuGuesclin , et . al .
all for the old flag ,
David Corbett

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