Please answer the following question: What key details about george armstrong custer can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: custer developed a strong reputation during the civil war . he fought in the first major engagement , the first battle of bull run . his association with several important officers helped his career , as did his success as a highly effective cavalry commander . custer was eventually promoted to the temporary rank -lrb- brevet -rrb- of major general and promoted major general of volunteers . -lrb- at war 's end , he reverted to his permanent rank of captain . -rrb- at the conclusion of the appomattox campaign , in which he and his troops played a decisive role , custer was present at general robert e. lee 's surrender . after the civil war , custer was dispatched to the west to fight in the american indian wars and appointed lieutenant colonel of the u.s. 7th cavalry regiment where he and all his men were killed at the battle of the little bighorn in 1876 fighting against a coalition of native american tribes . the battle is popularly known in american history as '' custer 's last stand . '' custer and his men were defeated so decisively at the little bighorn that it has overshadowed all of his prior achievements .
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- signature is 175px- placeofburial label is place of burial- battles is '' ' american civil war '' '- death date is 25 june 1876- allegiance is united states of america 1861 union- commands is michigan michigan brigade- rank is 35px brevet major general- placeofburial is initially point cemetery on the battlefield ; later reinterred in west- spouse is elizabeth bacon custer- relations is thomas custer , brother- birth date is 5 december 1839- serviceyears is 1861 -- 76- name is george armstrong custer- branch is usa union army- image is custer bvt mg geo a 1865 lc-bh831-365-crop . jpg- death place is little bighorn , montana- birth place is new rumley , ohio