June 29, 1863
George Armstrong Custer was appointed to command the Michigan Cavalry Brigade.
Raised in Monroe, Michigan, George Armstrong Custer graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1861. Serving as a junior officer for the first two years of the Civil War, Custer—and two other junior officers—were promoted to brigadier general in late June 1863. The unique move was intended to instill élan in the Army of the Potomac’s cavalry command, which was often bested by Rebel cavalry. Custer received command of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade, which consisted of four regiments of Michigan cavalrymen. Several days later, Custer and his command played a key role in stopping Rebel efforts to break the center of the Union line in the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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It would be of interest to note, that Custer is buried in two places. After his death, it was ordered that his remains be returned to his home-town. However, due to advanced decomposition, the party tasked with the return, decided that the remains were not going to be pleasent, they determined that the removal of the flesh would make the task far easier/pleasant. So they boiled the flesh from his bones, and buried them there, at the ;little big horn site, and returned his bones to michigan.