Tom: The Other Custer

Join Jeff for a biographical look at Thomas Ward Custer, the nation’s first recipient of two Medals of Honor and the younger brother of George Armstrong Custer. From his humble beginnings and family life to his heroic actions during the Civil War, his experiences on the Plains, and his violent death at the Battle of the Little Big Horn in June 1876, this class explores the life and legacy of a dynamic, brave, and mischievous—yet often overlooked—member of the Custer family.