Overshadowed by his older brother, the military career of Thomas Ward Custer, the first soldier to be twice awarded the Medal of Honor, deserves to be remembered.
This episode contains updated information based on viewer comments:
-Corrected the pronunciation of General William Rosecrans
-Better described Brevet ranks
-Included Henry Armstrong Reed
-Added a few photos of the Custer family
-Removed any reference to “winning” the Medal of Honor
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