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General George Custer
General George Custer
Hey everyone!
Got a question for you: Have you ever had to compete against someone who you felt was inferior in every aspect only to find out that your opponent not only is smarter, faster, and more capably than you in every aspect of the competition? At what point do you realize that you're in over your head, and at what point have you realized that this competition is not going to end well?
If you've ever found yourself in this predicament, then you can relate to George Armstrong Custer. Custer was the Union's golden child of the Civil War and his charisma and zeal often "won the day" in intense battles; many of which Custer charged head first in front of his men and proved his valor time and time again.
And yet with Custer's leadership background, superior technology, and advanced training... he lost quickly to a force that was inferior to the technology... but was WAAAAY more advanced in leadership and tactics of the Lakota.
In this first of three parts of the fabled story of Custer's Last Stand, Ed and Kara take a look at Custer himself and try to understand him as a human being. Yes he was delusional at times; yes he was a bit "too over zealous" in battle, but he was also a confident man who DEEPLY loved his wife, and a man who just wanted to get the job done.
In the second episode Ed looks at some of of the complexities of the Native American tribes including one assuming / very "Slow" Lakota man who rose to great heights and ultimately had a vision that would change the history of America's expansion out west shortly after the American Civil War. To understand just how Custer fell so fast, it is necessary to understand the people who brought him down in just a couple of hours in what would be one of the greatest Dumpster Fires of the Federal Army's history
In the third episode, much like the famous sinking of the Titanic, we finally get to find out the fate of Custer's battalion in the grassy fields in Wyoming in 1876. Spoiler alert... like the Titanic, the boat sinks and in the case of Custer's men all die too. Join Ed and Kara as they dive into the nitty gritty details of this epic battle in the Plaines Wars that culminated in what would later be known as Custer's Last Stand.
It is highly recommended that you listen to parts 1 and 2 prior to listening to this final episode. There was so much that happened prior to this conflict in 1876 that it's important to look at the brief biographies of Custer and Sitting Bull and how their life choices brought them to the Greasy Grass.
By the end of this series, you'll walk away with a sudden contentment about your life and how things might seem pretty dire right now in your life... at least you're not surrounded, cut off, out numbered, malnourished, and under-led by a bunch of generals and colonels who literally had no idea what, when, and where to attack let alone knowledge of their positions and their fellow units.
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Show Notes
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