[DOC] [TLE] George Armstrong Custer - Wikipedia [PAR] George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839  June 25, 1876) was a United 
States Army ... He participated in the first major engagement, the First Battle of 
Bull Run on ... in the press, reflecting his promotion to brigadier general at the 
age of 23; .... Custer became one of the youngest generals in the Union Army at 
age 23. [DOC] [TLE] Winfield Scott Hancock - Wikipedia [PAR] Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824  February 9, 1886) was a career 
U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States 
in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service 
in ..... He was promoted to brevet major general in the regular army for his service 
at... [DOC] [TLE] Philip Sheridan - Wikipedia [PAR] Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831  August 5, 1888) was a career United 
States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career 
was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close .... For his actions, he 
was promoted to major general on April 10, 1863 (with date of rank December 31
, 1862). [DOC] [TLE] Battle Of Gettysburg | HistoryNet [PAR] Ranks shown for regular army Union officers at the Battle of Gettysburg are their 
... would not be promoted to major general in the regular army until August 18, 
1864. ... In the wake of Confederate victory at Chancellorsville, Virginia (May 14, 
.... combined with other intelligence he'd received, led him to believe his center... [DOC] [TLE] George Custer | HistoryNet [PAR] Battle Of Gettysburg ... Even without command experience he was one of the 
Union Army's youngest generals. He was promoted to general at 23 for daring 
and because of the people he ... The Battle of Bull Run was his first major 
engagement. He ... During the Civil War, his exploits and youth earned him the 
nickname 'Boy... [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant | HistoryNet [PAR] July 23, 1885. ... He informed Grant that the first time he saw his commander 
drunk would be the last day ... In Missouri, he operated a farm, using one slave 
given to him by his ... Initially, he did not get a commission in the army, but with 
the help of ... in part by his initials, U. S. His victory led to a promotion to major 
general. [DOC] [TLE] 10 Things You May Not Know About George Armstrong Custer ... [PAR] Dec 5, 2014 ... 1. Four other members of the Custer family died at the Battle of Little Bighorn. ... 
Custer's mispronunciation of his middle name when he first began ... Custer was 
the youngest Civil War general in the Union Army. ... In June 1863, Custer was 
promoted to the rank of brigadier general at the age of 23, and he... [DOC] [TLE] Redoubt Enterprises [PAR] Known to his Army colleagues as "Hancock the Superb", he was noted in 
particular for ... One military historian wrote, "No other Union general at 
Gettysburg ... This nationwide popularity led the Democrats to nominate him for 
President in 1880. ... Union Army, but was quickly promoted to brigadier general 
on September 23,... [DOC] [TLE] Daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General, United States Army [PAR] His later career as a Division and Corps Commander, with his promotion to Major 
... retired from the Army with the rank of Major General in the Regular Army. .... 
fact that Sickles' estranged wife may have wanted him at one time to be buried 
here. ... At Gettysburg, he lost his leg when he was hit by a cannon ball, Shaud 
said. [DOC] [TLE] Civil War Timeline - Gettysburg National Military Park (U.S. National ... [PAR] The Union Army under General Nathaniel Lyon, attack Confederate troops and ... 
April 6-7, 1862- The Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing), the first major battle in ... 
the city of Vicksburg stands as the last southern stronghold on the great river. .... 
reinforcements forces him to withdraw to Greeneville, Tennessee,

Question: One of his first stands, at Gettysburg when he was 23, got him promoted to major in the regular army
Answer: George Custer