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In 1864, he served in the [[Overland Campaign]] and [[Philip Sheridan]]'s army in the [[Valley Campaigns of 1864|Shenandoah Valley]], defeating [[Jubal Early]] at [[Battle of Cedar Creek|Cedar Creek]]. In 1865, he destroyed or captured the remainder of Early's forces at the [[Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia|Battle of Waynesboro]]. His division blocked the [[Army of Northern Virginia]]'s final retreat and received the first flag of truce from the Confederates. He was also present at [[Robert E. Lee]]'s surrender to [[Ulysses S. Grant]] at [[Battle of Appomattox Court House|Appomattox Court House]], Virginia. After the war, Custer was commissioned as a [[lieutenant colonel]] in the Regular Army and was sent west to fight in the Indian Wars, mainly against the [[Lakota people|Lakota]] and other [[Plains Indians|Plains Peoples]]. On June 25, 1876, while leading the [[7th Cavalry Regiment]] at the [[Battle of the Little Bighorn]] in [[Montana Territory]] against a coalition of Native American tribes,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/george-armstrong-custer|title=George Armstrong Custer|date=2009-11-04|website=American Battlefield Trust|language=en|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> he was killed along with every soldier of the five [[Company (military unit)|companies]] he led. This event became known as "[[Custer's Last Stand]]."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Little-Bighorn|title=Battle of the Little Bighorn {{!}} Summary, Location, & Custer's Last Stand|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref>
His dramatic end was as controversial as the rest of his career, and the reaction to his life and career remains deeply divided. His legend was partly his own fabrication through his extensive publicity, and perhaps more through the energetic lobbying of his wife [[Elizabeth Bacon Custer|Elizabeth Bacon "Libbie" Custer]] throughout her long widowhood which spanned six decades.<ref>Louise Barnett, ''Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer'' (New York: Henry Holt, 1996)</ref>
==Family and ancestry==
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