Comments on: George Armstrong Custer: Changing Views of an American Legend http://www.historynet.com/george-armstrong-custer-changing-views-of-an-american-legend.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=george-armstrong-custer-changing-views-of-an-american-legend From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:00:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ron Webb http://www.historynet.com/george-armstrong-custer-changing-views-of-an-american-legend.htm#comment-515344 Ron Webb Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:34:31 +0000 #comment-515344 Custer!....you have to ask yourself why does the government continue to try to damage his image...He cannot seriously be taken as a raving, reckless maniac, as Sheridan, Sherman, & Terry, those who had served closest to him, wanted him on the LBH expedition...and believe me, they would not have done so had they felt he would ruin their reputations. As far as Grant, history has proven that Custer told the truth at the Belknap hearings, which is why Belknap resigned before the hearings. As far as Custer hating Indians, he wasn't out there of his own accord, he was carrying out his assigned orders...as far as being reckless, he ordered that his spare ammunition be sent to him "twice", once through Kanipe and once through Martin. The Indians are quoted as saying Custer's shooting dwindled toward late evening...If Benteen and Reno had wanted to cover up what they had intentionally done, they would say #1. nothing they could have done would have saved him (the extra ammo would have) #2. the battle lasted only 30 minutes, not enough time for them to get there (the Indians and Peter Thompson said it lasted almost two hours, #3. they didn't hear any shooting (everyone but Benteen and Reno did, even those who were partially deaf), and these are exactly the things that they did say. You have to ask yourself why Benteen so nonchalantly felt that he could ignore his orders. He would not have done so had he not known that it was alright to do so from a superior officer, and this officer was not General Terry, as he was documented to be in tears upon arrival at the Reno location. Terry blew his integrity out of the water when he sent in two differing reports to Sheridan, the first being accurate, and the second blaming the dead Custer, once R. Hughes and J. Brisbin had sufficiently influenced him, as Terry certainly did not want Sheridan to blame him....So where would such a conspiracy as befell Custer come from....who had the enmity and who had the motive.....Grant did!...and how would Grant get such an order to the battlefield....certainly not through Sherman, who was known to bow to no man dishonestly, but there was one other general, who while he benefitted from the victories that Custer delivered to him, never fully helped Custer out after the great Rebellion of the Civil War, a general who was always career-climbing by carrying out anything and everything that the angry Grant wanted, and that was Sheridan.....So from Grant to Sheridan, from Sheridan to Benteen.....they knowing full well that Custer would be in the thickest of the fighting....leave him stranded, and how to do that? do not deliver the ammunition! Custer was the only one who did exactly what he was sent out there to do.....he carried out his duty as he understood it with the fullest sacrifice...that which he vowed at West Point....honor, duty, country. All other commanding generals either avoided the Indians, hoping that Custer would deal with them, or in the case of Crook, when the Indians found him (instead of him finding them), he retreated, and was basically afraid, as was Terry to go back out there without many reinforcements. Thank you. RWW Custer!….you have to ask yourself why does the government continue to try to damage his image…He cannot seriously be taken as a raving, reckless maniac, as Sheridan, Sherman, & Terry, those who had served closest to him, wanted him on the LBH expedition…and believe me, they would not have done so had they felt he would ruin their reputations. As far as Grant, history has proven that Custer told the truth at the Belknap hearings, which is why Belknap resigned before the hearings. As far as Custer hating Indians, he wasn't out there of his own accord, he was carrying out his assigned orders…as far as being reckless, he ordered that his spare ammunition be sent to him "twice", once through Kanipe and once through Martin. The Indians are quoted as saying Custer's shooting dwindled toward late evening…If Benteen and Reno had wanted to cover up what they had intentionally done, they would say #1. nothing they could have done would have saved him (the extra ammo would have) #2. the battle lasted only 30 minutes, not enough time for them to get there (the Indians and Peter Thompson said it lasted almost two hours, #3. they didn't hear any shooting (everyone but Benteen and Reno did, even those who were partially deaf), and these are exactly the things that they did say. You have to ask yourself why Benteen so nonchalantly felt that he could ignore his orders. He would not have done so had he not known that it was alright to do so from a superior officer, and this officer was not General Terry, as he was documented to be in tears upon arrival at the Reno location. Terry blew his integrity out of the water when he sent in two differing reports to Sheridan, the first being accurate, and the second blaming the dead Custer, once R. Hughes and J. Brisbin had sufficiently influenced him, as Terry certainly did not want Sheridan to blame him….So where would such a conspiracy as befell Custer come from….who had the enmity and who had the motive…..Grant did!…and how would Grant get such an order to the battlefield….certainly not through Sherman, who was known to bow to no man dishonestly, but there was one other general, who while he benefitted from the victories that Custer delivered to him, never fully helped Custer out after the great Rebellion of the Civil War, a general who was always career-climbing by carrying out anything and everything that the angry Grant wanted, and that was Sheridan…..So from Grant to Sheridan, from Sheridan to Benteen…..they knowing full well that Custer would be in the thickest of the fighting….leave him stranded, and how to do that? do not deliver the ammunition! Custer was the only one who did exactly what he was sent out there to do…..he carried out his duty as he understood it with the fullest sacrifice…that which he vowed at West Point….honor, duty, country. All other commanding generals either avoided the Indians, hoping that Custer would deal with them, or in the case of Crook, when the Indians found him (instead of him finding them), he retreated, and was basically afraid, as was Terry to go back out there without many reinforcements.

Thank you. RWW

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