Army officer George Armstrong Custer put it simply, “It was a strange wedding. I certainly never heard of one like it.” The nuptials occurred on Aug. 18, 1862, exactly 159 years ago in … ...

George Armstrong Custer, shown in an 1859 photograph as a 19-year-old West Point cadet in his summer furlough uniform, and in a later undated photo, will be the subject of a talk by biographer T.J ...

The man who started it all was a career soldier named George Armstrong Custer. Custer had already gained a reputation for getting into trouble. He graduated from West Point last in his class.