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Thomas Ward Custer (March 15, 1845 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and two-time recipient of the Medal of Honor for bravery during the American Civil War. A younger brother of George Armstrong Custer, he served as his aide at the Battle of Little Bighorn against the Lakota and Cheyenne in the Montana Territory.
Tom Custer, younger brother of George Armstrong Custer, won the Medal of Honor twice and fought with his brother at the Battle of Little Big Horn. By David Michlovitz.
On Sept. 2, 1861, Tom was sworn in as a private in the 21st Ohio Cavalry. He was so young, in fact, that his Army records showed that Tom gained two inches in height over...
He was the first of 19 men to have earned the nation's highest military honor more than once. And if you're not sure why stealing flags warranted the Medal of Honor,...
March 15, 1845 - June 25, 1876. Key facts about Thomas Ward Custer who was twice awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Civil War.
Thomas Custer, the younger brother of General George A. Custer, was the ONLY man to receive TWO Medals of Honor in the Civil War (making him the first of 19 double recipients of the...
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor (Second Award) to Second Lieutenant Thomas Ward Custer, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 April 1865, while serving with Company B, 6th Michigan Cavalry, in action at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia.
Tom Custer may not have been a General like his older brother, George, but he was awarded the HIGHEST military honor a U.S. soldier can receive, the Medal of...
Thomas Ward Custer was a U.S. Army officer and two-time recipient of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War. He was a younger brother of George Armstrong Custer, perishing with him at Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory.
U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Thomas Ward Custer was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the U.S. Civil War.