Benteen Vs Citeten Compare And Contrast

Benteen. Reno did not care too much for Custer. Benteen did not emulate his commanding officer as well. Benteen had even been with Custer during the 1868 Washita Massacre in Oklahoma where the 3 prong manner of attack had been used. Benteen was a strong-willed, and veteran officer. He and Custer had experienced differences in the past. On the day of departure from Ft. Lincoln, Mark Kellogg wrote:
“Gen. George A. Custer, dressed in a dashing suit of buckskin, is prominent everywhere. Here, there, fitting to and fro, in his quick eager way, taking in everything connected with his command, as well as generally, with the keen incisive manner for which he is so well known. The General is full of perfect readiness for a fray with the hostile
Col. Custer was emulated by many, and despised by just as many others. When the 7th Cavalry and the others departed on their 35 day route, the men and officers did not hold back in their bad feelings about Custer. For example, many of the enlisted men resented how Custer granted utmost amenities to his own favored circle of people such as dining and sleeping under specially prepared canopies, using the medical tent for officers meals and taxidermy, etc.. Boston Custer was a civilian observer just along for the ride with his brothers George and Tom. And yet he was being paid by the government at the rate of $100.00 per month, which was quite a bit more than the enlisted men’s salary of $13.00 per month. Pvt. Slaper of Company M, elaborated some common
He seemed to hardly even sleep. He believed that every military man was capable of the same stamina as himself, and if the man did not measure up to Custer’s expectations, which many could not, Custer was not forgiving. He believed that the men were shirking in their duty. So therefore, many men under Custer’s command commonly referred to him as “Hard Ass”. The Trail followed by the Terry-Custer Column followed a path west that led close along the Heart River. At one point, on May 25, 1876, the Column moved across and along the Green River several miles north and east of the present town of Dickinson. The infantry marching men usually fell behind, and they were happy to be able to stop and soak in the Green River water for awhile. Custer was known as a hard driver, seemingly not concerned with the well being of the enlisted men’s needs or endurance. So even brief stops to rest and cool down, were cherished by the hard driven enlisted