Although he finished last in his class at West Point, he served with distinction in the attacks leading to Appomattox, so much so that Sheridan presented his wife with the table on which the surrender terms were written.  
Although he finished last in his class at West Point, he served with distinction in the attacks leading to Appomattox, so much so that Sheridan presented his wife with the table on which the surrender terms were written.  Two years later, he was court-martialed for visiting his wife rather than waiting for supplies in the fight against Indians in Kansas.  After being reinstated, he was assigned to the Dakotas, and in 1876 he was directed to compel all the Sioux to move to reservations and died in the effort.  FTP name this cavalry commander who perished with his 7th Cavalry troops at Little Bighorn.
Although he finished last in his class at West Point, he served with distinction in the attacks leading to Appomattox, so much so that Sheridan presented his wife with the table on which the surrender terms were written.  
George Armstrong Custer