The deadline passes and Great Sioux War begins between the U.S. and the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes. On June 25, 1876, Custer and the 7th Cavalry are overwhelmingly defeated at the Battle of Little ...

Custer and Merritt had contrasting visions of the role of the mounted arm, and both influenced the evolution of the U.S. Cavalry during and after the Civil War. Ovies traces the early service of the ...