Civil War | Historic Site

Custer Monument State Memorial

Ohio

Rumley Road East
Rumley, OH 43986
United States

Website

https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/museum-and-site-locator/custer-monument

This eight-and-one-half-foot bronze statue stands on the site of George Armstrong Custer's birthplace. Custer, born in 1839, became famous as a daring young cavalryman in the Civil War, fighting in the battles of Bull Run, Shenandoah, Waynesboro, Appomattox, and many others.

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