Thomas Custer

Thomas Ward Custer
Thomas Ward Custer
	Captain Thomas W. Custer, two-time Medal of Honor recipient
Born	March 15, 1845; New Rumley, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 25, 1876 (aged 31); Little Bighorn, Montana Territory, U.S.
Buried	Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Service/branch	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1861–1876
Rank	Captain; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment; 6th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment; 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment
Commands held	Company C, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Namozine Church; Battle of Sailor's Creek; ; Indian Wars Battle of Washita River; Battle of Honsinger Bluff; Battle of the Little Bighorn †; ;
Awards	Medal of Honor (twice)

Thomas Ward Custer (March 15, 1845 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and two-time recipient of the Medal of Honor for bravery during the American Civil War. A younger brother of George Armstrong Custer, he served as his aide at the Battle of Little Bighorn against the Lakota and Cheyenne in the Montana Territory. The two of them, along with their younger brother, Boston Custer, were killed in the overwhelming defeat of United States forces.

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