Definitions for Custer
ˈkʌs tərcuster

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1. Custer, George Armstrong Custer, General Custernoun

   United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)

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1. Custer

   George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars.Custer graduated from West Point in 1861 at the bottom of his class, but as the Civil War was just starting, trained officers were in immediate demand. He worked closely with General George B. McClellan and the future General Alfred Pleasonton, both of whom recognized his qualities as a cavalry leader, and he was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers at age 23. Only a few days after his promotion, he fought at the Battle of Gettysburg, where he commanded the Michigan Cavalry Brigade and despite being outnumbered, defeated J. E. B. Stuart's attack at what is now known as the East Cavalry Field. In 1864, he served in the Overland Campaign and in Philip Sheridan's army in the Shenandoah Valley, defeating Jubal Early at Cedar Creek. His division blocked the Army of Northern Virginia's final retreat and received the first flag of truce from the Confederates. He was present at Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. After the war, he was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the Regular Army and was sent west to fight in the Indian Wars. On June 25, 1876, while leading the 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory against a coalition of Native American tribes, he was killed along with every soldier of the five companies he led after splitting the regiment into three battalions. This action became known as "Custer's Last Stand".His dramatic end was as controversial as the rest of his career, and reaction to his life and career remains deeply divided. His legend was partly of his own fabrication through his extensive journalism, and perhaps more through the energetic lobbying of his wife Elizabeth Bacon "Libbie" Custer throughout her long widowhood.

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1. custer

   Custer is a term often used to refer to George Armstrong Custer, a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Custer is famously remembered for leading his troops into a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn. This event is also colloquially known as "Custer's Last Stand". Alternatively, the term can also refer to a town in South Dakota, named after the aforementioned army officer, or as part of the term "custer's last stand" used in colloquial speech to denote a situation in which someone continues to resist or fight even though defeat appears inevitable.

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1. Custer

   Custer is a city in Custer County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,067 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Custer County.

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1. CUSTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Custer is ranked #3324 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Custer surname appeared 10,790 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Custer.
   
   93.4% or 10,079 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 206 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 169 total occurrences were Black.
   1.4% or 161 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 109 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 66 total occurrences were Asian.

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How to pronounce Custer?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Custer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Custer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Custer in a Sentence

1. Jean Dolores Schmidt:

   I already told them as they came off the court, ‘Great game,’ and one of them, Clayton Custer, said to me ‘We broke your bracket, Sister Jean,’ i said, ‘I don’t care that you broke my bracket, I’m ready for the next one.'.

2. Joe E. Lewis:

   I've been on such a losing streak that if I had been around I would have taken General Custer and given points.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Custer
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custer
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Custer
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html