Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor
gptkbp:birthDate December 5, 1839
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_Rumley,_Ohio
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:West_Point_Cemetery
gptkbp:child gptkb:Thomas_Custer
gptkb:Boston_Custer
Margaret_Custer
gptkbp:deathDate June 25, 1876
gptkbp:deathPlace Little_Bighorn_River,_Montana
gptkbp:depictedIn Television series
Video games
Films and literature
Historical novels
Custer's_Last_Stand_documentaries
gptkbp:descendant Custer_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famousQuote “I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.”
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Chief_Sitting_Bull
Crazy Horse
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Symbol_of_the_Indian_Wars
Controversial_figure_in_American_history.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer
gptkbp:influence American_military_history
Native_American_relations
gptkbp:inspiration Historical reenactments
Military strategy discussions
Cultural references in media
Books on military history
Studies on leadership.
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Custer_Battlefield_National_Monument
Custer's_Last_Stand_is_a_significant_event_in_U.S._history.
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname Autie
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Custer's_Last_Stand
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:7th_Cavalry_Regiment
Custer's_personality_was_often_described_as_flamboyant.
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861–1876
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Bacon_Custer