Letter: Custer monument signifies change in military tactics monroenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from monroenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
There is a spin doctor at work in the “Counter Custer” movement including Indian killer, poor military record, failure at West Point, appointed only to serve, demoted from the rank of general, etc. This misinformation is repeated over and over again to create a “historiography” that suits a particular purpose to denigrate Custer.
The reality is quite different! Custer and the U.S. Seventh Cavalry were stationed on the Western Frontier to keep the peace. The engagements they had with the Natives were few and far between. Distance was a factor and physical contact does not support modern claims of genocide!
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