George Armstrong Custer (5 December 1839 - 25 June 1876) was an American cavalry commander in the Civil War and the Indian Wars who is best remembered for his defeat and death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn against a coalition of Native American tribes, led by Sitting Bull .
Second Lieutenant George Custer with former West Point friend Lt. James B. Washington, at Fair Oaks, 1862, Library of Congress
Lt. Washington, a Confederate prisoner, and Lt. Custer, 1862
Capt. George A. Custer and Gen. Alfred Pleasonton on horseback, Virginia, 1862
Lt. George A. Custer with dog, 1862
Custer (left) with two other lieutenants, Virginia, 1862
The staff of Gen. Fitz-John Porter: Lts. William G. Jones and George A. Custer reclining
The Custers, Autie and Libbie
Brigadier General George Custer during his honeymoon, 1864
Brigadier General George Custer, USV, in velvet uniform, ca 1864
Brevet Major General George A. Custer, USA, in service dress uniform, 1865
Brevet Major General George A. Custer, USA, seated, in field uniform, 1865
engraving from 1865 photo portrait
Brevet Major General George Custer, USA, full length, standing, in field uniform, 1865
Custer family in the 1870 US Census
Custer in January 1872 in buckskins & red kerchief
"Our First Grizzly, killed by Gen. Custer and Col. Ludlow.", 1874
A hunting and camping party of Custer (standing in center) and guests
Lieutenant Colonel Custer, 1873, engraving from photo portrait
Lieutenant Colonel Custer, ca. 1875-76, in civilian clothes
Lieutenant Colonel Custer, 1876, engraving from photo portrait
Gen.Edward Settle Godfrey and White Man Runs Him (50th anniversary Battle of Little Big Horn)