The Army's leader that ended the rebellion
Originally part of a basic Sioux-Cheyenne expedition, General Custard was not expecting a fight from Sitting Bull and the Sioux Indians, let alone finding that they had joined tribes with the Cheyenne, to gain vengenance on the army for their part in taking the Indians land. Also joining the Sioux-Cheyenne tribe, the Arapaho Indians were part of the tribe, after the massacre of Black Kettle's people. Custer, who had been court martialed for a year for a unauthorized visit to his wife, eventually was brought off his suspension. After returning to the army, he fought in the Battle of Little Big Horn, where he was killed in action. He was buried with the rest of the deceased soldiers, but his remains were retrieved in June of 1867 and was given a proper funeral at West Point.