# George A. Custer — Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant character guide

> George A. Custer in Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Custer, General Custer

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Union cavalry general known for his flamboyant style.

## In the story

### [Arrival of the Peace Commissioners—Lincoln and the Peace Commissioners—An Anecdote of Lincoln—The Winter Before Petersburg—Sheridan Destroys the Railroad—Gordon Carries the Picket Line—Parke Recaptures the Line—The Line of Battle of White Oak Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/lxiii)

Commands one of Sheridan's cavalry divisions during the raid.

### [The Correspondence and Surrender at Appomattox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/lxvi)

Union cavalry division commander; captures four trains at Appomattox Station and engages Confederate forces attempting to recover them.

### [Union Army on the Rapidan, May 5, 1864](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/union-army-on-the-rapidan-may-5-1864)

Commanding the First Brigade of the First Cavalry Division.

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