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[3] Namozine Church - April 3, 1865
§Principal
Commanders: Maj. Gen. George A. Custer and Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
§Forces
Engaged: Brigades
§Estimated
Casualties: 75 total
§Description:
–In a rearguard cavalry action a brigade
of Union cavalry under Col. William Well's (Custer's
Division) attacked Fitzhugh Lee's
cavalry near Namozine Church.
§Result:
Inconclusive
Tom Custer was the only
soldier in the Civil War to receive the Medal of Honor twice for
separate actions. On April 3rd at
the Battle of Namozine Church, Custer captures flag and wins
his first medal of honor. On April 6th at the Battle of Sailor's Creek,
Custer TWC captures flag and wins his second medal of honor, but is
shot in the face.
On June 25, 1876 Custer died with his brother George at the Battle of the Little Big Horn
On June 25, 1876 Custer died with his brother George at the Battle of the Little Big Horn