[BroJoeK]

Pikachu_Dad: "To complete the trap, the Confederate horsemen would have to be lured into the crossfire.
Leading from the front as always, General George Custer led the “bait” himself."

Thanks for the post, I'd never read details of Custer's assault on Stuart before.
Always heard it was just a "mad dash".
In fact, there was serious planning and tactics.

So, at least at Gettysburg, Custer wasn't just reckless, but also smart.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Planning and Custer just don’t seem to go together. Perhaps someone else laid the trap.

Custer was a battler. Agressive, impulsive.

If he was ordering a charge, he was probably leading it.

His aggressive march/attack led to Lee being cut off and forced to surrender at Appomatax on April 9th.