Custer had already gained a reputation for getting into trouble. He graduated from West Point last in his class. Just after his graduation, he was court-martialed for failing to stop a fight ...

Custer graduated last in the West Point class of 1861, but within four years (here, the Grand Review in 1865), he had risen to brigadier general. Mathew Brady / Library of Congress Prints and ...

Custer had already gained a reputation for getting into trouble. He graduated from West Point last in his class. Just after his graduation, he was court-martialed for failing to stop a fight ...