Which general commanded U.S. forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?

Which general commanded U.S. forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?

• A. Ulysses S. Grant
• B. William T. Sherman
• C. George McClellan
• D. George Armstrong Custer

Answer: (D)

George Armstrong Custer led the U.S. Army forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, commanding the 7th Cavalry. This 1876 clash in Montana was part of the Great Sioux War, where Custer’s detachment attacked a much larger coalition of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho. His decision to divide his forces and press the attack contributed to a catastrophic defeat, with Custer and many of his soldiers killed in what became known as Custer’s Last Stand. The other generals—Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, and George McClellan—were Civil War-era leaders who were not in command at this battle; they did not direct U.S. Army operations in that theater at that time.

George Armstrong Custer led the U.S. Army forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, commanding the 7th Cavalry. This 1876 clash in Montana was part of the Great Sioux War, where Custer’s detachment attacked a much larger coalition of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho. His decision to divide his forces and press the attack contributed to a catastrophic defeat, with Custer and many of his soldiers killed in what became known as Custer’s Last Stand. The other generals—Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, and George McClellan—were Civil War-era leaders who were not in command at this battle; they did not direct U.S. Army operations in that theater at that time.