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Definition of George Armstrong Custer
1. Noun. United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876).
Lexicographical Neighbors of George Armstrong Custer
Literary usage of George Armstrong Custer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Famous Cavalry Leaders: Through the Ages with the Heroes of Sabre, Spur, and by Charles Haven Ladd Johnston (1908)
"... George Armstrong Custer: INDIAN FIGHTER THERE is no more vigorous or gallant
figure in the history of the civilization and development of the United ..."
2. From Appomattox to Germany: Pictures of the Great Events in a Wonderful Half by Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1919)
"These tempting pictures of the Black Hill country George Armstrong Custer caused
many men, particularly frontiersmen and prospectors, to open their eyes. ..."
3. Heroes of the Army in America by Charles Morris (1919)
"George Armstrong Custer entered the war almost as a boy. He was born at New
Rumley, Ohio, December 5, 1839, graduated at West Point in 1861, and was at once ..."
4. Graded and Annotated Catalog of Books in the Public Library of the District by District of Columbia Public Library (1919)
"Custer, George Armstrong. Custer, Mrs. Elizabeth Bacon. ... George Armstrong
Custer 7 An intimate picture of General Custer, giving a brief but spirited ..."
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