Everyone has a spin!
Certainly Custer wasn't the greatest calvary leader in the West. He had his share of faults, but he treated the Native American like most of the U.S., with contempt. We had manifest destiny and the indigenous peoples were in the way. But, history tells us (Civil War History) that Custer was very brave in combat! This account of suicide would be totally out of the character of the man whether you like him or not. So, one glaring error in the article means that most of it is fiction. I tried to figure out his math and it doesn't quite add up. Just another twist on history of the politically correct. I personally think Custer was a pompous jerk but this take doesn't seem to be at all historically correct.
Keith
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