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2007-01-14 22:09:20 · answer #1 · answered by traveller 7 · 3 0

Granted there is some controversy still, however, anyone wearing a uniform and putting their life on the line for the commander in chief cannot be anything less than a hero. That goes for Custer or any soldier throughout our history.

2007-01-15 06:11:52 · answer #2 · answered by red d 2 · 0 0

NO !! Custer was a glory hunting egotistical -------------- fill in the blank. he wanted the Democratic nomination for President and was willing to risk everything to get it. the sad part was he took the 7th cavalry under his command with him. as far as Custer being a
" great Indian Fighter " check the facts as he was not. realize there are two sides to Custer -- one either likes or one either despises. I despise him for leading his troops into a fight when he should have waited for other US Army troops but this would have meant sharing the glory which Custer was unwilling to do.

2007-01-15 08:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0 0

Custer was an extremely ambitious man, he had his sights set on the White House and he believed that if he were able to fight and win a major battle against the Indians it would gain him the notoriety needed for a national presidential campaign. It is a common misconception that Custer got his regiment wiped out; in fact it was only about a third of his regiment. When he came upon the largest Indian gathering in recorded North America he split his regiment into three groups. He sent Major Reno his XO with a third of his men off to the left with instruction to attack at a specific time. Custer would take his third men and support Major Reno’s attack by striking the center of the village and trapping the Indian forces between himself and Major Reno. He sent Captain Benteen and his detachment off to the right, scouting for more Indians. Custers scouts told him there was nothing out there and that he would be better served using Captain Benteens men in the upcoming attack but Custer had made up his mind.
Major Reno attacked at the scheduled time and actually had the element of surprise, but for reasons unknown Custer failed to support his attack and watched the battle unfold in front of him. After the initial shock of surprise, the Indians rallied and with much superior numbers counter attacked and repulsed Major Reno’s attack, driving him back across a small creek and up onto a hill where they were surrounded. It was not until Major Reno’s attack was foiled that Custer acted. He attacked the center of the Indian village alone, unsupported, against a prepared enemy. Reno’s men were surrounded fighting for their own lives and Captain Benteen was out scouting for Indians and was not in visual contact. Everyone knows what happened next, Custer and his men were slaughtered , Hollywood tells us a story of Custers Last Stand where Custer and all his men are surrounded and fight to the death. Historical evidence tells us a different story. Custers detachment disintegrated and small groups of two or three broke off and made a run for it before getting caught and killed. There was no organization to it. Custer and a small group of his men did make a final stand but it was nothing like what we see in the movies.
Major Reno’s men managed to survive, they dug in on the hilltop they were on and eventually the Indians lost interest in them and let them leave only after inflicting major casualties on Major Renos men. Captain Benteen never took part in the battle. It was he and his men who made the first eye witness accounts of the aftermath of the battle.

2007-01-15 09:01:36 · answer #4 · answered by crazyhorse19682003 3 · 0 0

Actually, he was the youngest General in U.S. military history at the time. His gallentry and leadership qualities in the Civil War were quite impressive. The fact that most people only know of him through the Battle at Little Big Horn with the Seventh Cav. is saddening. I suggest doing a little reading on the man's life.

2007-01-17 22:28:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

He damn well killed a lot of redskins before getting his regiment wiped out and going down in a blaze of glory. Sure he was a hero. He lost the battle but it pretty much ended the Indian uprisings until they started fighting each other over the casino revenues. BB

2007-01-15 07:42:46 · answer #6 · answered by Betty Boop 2 · 0 0

No he was a murderer made by history into a supposed hero
he was a fool, conceited,inadequate,
To make a hero from the murderer of children women men is the same has putting Saddam has a hero
They wasted the life they had by taking great pleasure in murder

2007-01-15 06:14:56 · answer #7 · answered by shannara 4 · 0 1

No way.. He hated the American Indian and butchered them when ever he could... And his ego from his action during the civil war went to his head and that same ego got him and his soldiers butchered at the little big horn................................. Also Custer was an avout racist against anyone that was non white.............. Another point his Indian scouts warned him that he was about to kill himself and his soldiers and he sent them away.... Also more of his soldiers killed themselves then they did Indians..............

2007-01-16 00:26:22 · answer #8 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0 0

a civil war hero, yes. But at the Battle of Little Big Horn, no.
He had two problems there. He had a tremendous ego that made him feel invincible and he had extremely poor military intelligence. He had no clue that there was so many Indians there. Government corruption caused his demise.

2007-01-15 05:59:40 · answer #9 · answered by Rich 3 · 1 1

No! The Native Americans Won that Battle and still did not get the land!

2007-01-15 06:14:20 · answer #10 · answered by gwendalynnfuchs 2 · 0 1

MR ANDERSON /YOU SHOULD OF SCENE THE SCENE WHEN I RAISED CUSTER ALL OF THE INDIAN SPIRITS COMING OUT OF HIM.NOT A HERO AT ALL

2007-01-15 07:51:31 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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