Custer from lower class family; loved his parents and hanging with siblings

Crazy Horse had rebellious streak, even in less disciplined culture; prematurely went out to get vision

Custer underperformed at West Point, figured out how to just evade dismissal; class cut-up

Saw Civil War as play, friends with fellow West Pointers on both sides, except competing generals; 23 years old when general

Custer received Lee’s white flag and got the Appomattox desk, was at every major battle

Was BFF with McClellan, but honored Lincoln and Union

Crazy Horse and others refused shitty peace offering from government and continued to fight

Custer reassigned to Texas occupation after the war and was reduced to captain and sent home

[ceased note-taking as I was so locked in]