Custer

[ kuhs-ter ]

/ ˈkʌs tər /

George Arm·strong

[ahrm-strawng, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ, -strɒŋ/,1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.

Example sentences from the Web for custer

And this is how he explains that the mythology surrounding General Custer is largely false.

Native American Basketball Team in Wyoming Have Hoop Dreams Of Their Own |Robert Silverman |August 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In Custer County, Idaho, there was a sign by the road that said.

America’s Lost Decade in Iraq: A Marine Officer Looks Back |Benjamin Busch |March 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
For many years, McMurtry saw no need for another book on Custer.

Larry McMurtry on the Villainous Custer and the Myths of the West |Nick Romeo |November 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Larry McMurtry has been a student of the countless depictions of Custer for the past 40 years.

Larry McMurtry on the Villainous Custer and the Myths of the West |Nick Romeo |November 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Custer was played as a cliché of grit and courage, jaw clenched with resolve as he fought to the bitter end.

Larry McMurtry on the Villainous Custer and the Myths of the West |Nick Romeo |November 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Davies's brigade fought gallantly to resist Hampton's assaults, which began as soon as the firing on Custer in the rear was heard.

Civil War Experiences |Henry Coddington Meyer
The others are ahead, and Custer, with five troops, has moved to the right.

Bob Hampton of Placer |Randall Parrish
Sound forth his praise from sea to listening sea— Greece her Achilles claimed, immortal Custer, we.

Custer, and Other Poems. |Ella Wheeler Wilcox
"Home, Mr. Langham—we're almost there now," responded Custer.

The Just and the Unjust |Vaughan Kester
When the last saddle was cinched up, Custer gave the word "forward," and the party moved out of the timber.

The Ranche on the Oxhide |Henry Inman

Custer

/ (ˈkʌstə) /

George Armstrong. 1839–76, US cavalry general: Civil War hero, killed fighting the Sioux Indians at Little Bighorn, Montana