Custer leads the 7th Cavalry Regiment, comprising ex-Confederates and outlaws, at Fort Hays, Kansas in 1868, following the Civil War. Despite his boss General Terry's disapproval of his unorthodox methods and distinctive blond hair, Custer continues to clash with the Sioux in the year leading up to the Little Big Horn.
Custer arrives at his new command, the 7th cavalry, to find the men dispirite...