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Question
#39497. shady shaker
asks:
Who was the highest ranking military officer, and
the only general, to be killed by Indians?
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Hamlet.
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Custer...
Oct 04 03, 10:33 PM
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cohocola44003
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Wasn't George Custer was a Lt. Colonel at the time of his death?
Oct 04 03, 11:41 PM
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shady shaker
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Don't want to be pedantic about this question.
One site I looked up about Custer inferred that he
was a Lieutenant-Colonel as cohocola said. Another
site gave his rank as General. I'm wondering if
(perhaps) he received some kind of unofficial promotion. The correct answer to the question
according to militaryhistory.com is Edward Canby.
Perhaps someone can enlighten me?
Oct 05 03, 1:50 AM
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mochyn
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Custer had been demoted to colonel,the rank he held at his death
Oct 05 03, 4:19 AM
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jbean
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Custer was a Brevet General during the Civil War, meaning it was a temporary war-time promotion, not commissioned by Congress
Oct 12 03, 11:06 AM
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gmackematix
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The question doesn't rule out generals killed by people from India. Has that ever happened?
Oct 15 03, 8:27 AM
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mibmob
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General Gordon?
Oct 15 03, 8:45 AM
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