Civil War Photographs:
Federal Commanding Officers

Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-B8172-1613 DLC

Major General George A. Custer. He graduated last in his West Point class of 1861. However, he was a very capable cavalry commander and rose quickly through the ranks. He was court-martialed in 1867 for disobeying orders and later reinstated. He is famous for the Battle of Little Bighorn River where he and his men were ambushed and massacred.