Tactical Organization of the Seventh
When GAC split the Seventh Cavalry up on June 25, 1876, this was the tactical orginzation:
Custer's Battalion
Regimental Staff: Lieutenant Colonel George Custer
Company C: Captain Thomas Custer
Company E: First Lieutenant Algernon Smith
Compant F: Captain George Yates
Company I: Captain Myles Keogh
Company L: First Lieutenant James Calhoun
Reno's Battalion
Battalion Staff: Major Marcus Reno
Company A: Captain Myles Moylan
Company G: First Lieutenant Donald McIntosh
Company M: Captain Thomas French
Benteen's Battalion
Battalion Staff: Captain Frederick Benteen
Company D: Captain Thomas Wier
Company H: First Lieutenant Francis Gibson
Company K: First Lieutenant Edward Godfrey
Pack Train Escort
Company B: Captain Thomas McDougall
detachement of 1 NCO and 6 enlisted men from each troop.
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The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.
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