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Thomas Custer

1845-1876 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

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Lived 1845–1876, aged 31United States
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  • Era
    1845–1876
    Aged 31
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Updated 2026-08-09

Thomas Ward Custer was a United States Army officer and two-time recipient of the Medal of Honor for bravery during the American Civil War. A younger brother of George Armstrong Custer, he served as his aide at the Battle of Little Bighorn against the Lakota and Cheyenne in the Montana Territory. The two of them, along with their younger brother, Boston Custer, were killed in the overwhelming defeat of United States forces.

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