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He was a General when he was killed.

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After the Civil War ended in 1865, the Army dropped Custer to his regular rank of Captain. He joined the Seventh Cavalry in 1866, as a Lieutenant Colonel.

When George A. Custer, fought at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, on June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel was the rank he had when he died.

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He was a brevet Major General of Volunteers, which was pretty much a temporarily assigned rank. His actual rank in the Regular Army was Lieutenant Colonel.

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Lt. Colonel.

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