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George Armstrong Custer - Custer was born in Illinois in 1839.  

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George Armstrong Custer Custer was born in Illinois in 1839. He went to a local Prairie School where he appeared a bright and able student. His family did not have enough money to put him through further education so he was sent to the West Point Military Academy to be come a cadet officer. Although West Point worked hard for Custer it was really a bit of a waste as he neglected studies and was 34th out of a class of 34. He was far from the best student West Pont had taught if the American Civil war hadn't have broke out it would have been unlikely that he'd have graduated The American Civil War of 1861 - 1865 however proved to be the making of George Armstrong Custer. Within 2 Years he became a Brigadier General he obviously had made a good soldier fighting on the United States side against the...

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