U.S. Army commander George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant Civil War hero, met a tragic end at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876, where his entire command was defeated and annihilated by the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes.
Custer of the West
Custer's reverence for the chivalrous legacy of the Cavalry and his disdain for the impending industrialization propel him towards his fateful encounter at Little Big Horn.