I wonder if the fairy tale you’re talking about is Custer kicking all the Confederate ass out of the Shenandoah. Even Confederate Generals Rosser and Kershaw recognized that Custer was one of the best cavalry officers of his times.
At the battle of Five Forks, Confederate prisoners even cheered Custer.
as far as i know i never said that he wasn't a competent cavalry officer (though most historians do not credit him with being particularly INTELLIGENT).
he WAS a STONE BIGOT & HATED Indians. personally, i think he got "what was coming to him".
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