George Armstrong Custer
publication date: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 (part of Winter 2016)
category: 
Military
clue: This Union general witnessed Lee surrender to Grant, but his ignomious last stand in Montana on the banks of the Little Bighorn River became his legacy.
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Mike Eberhart
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