{"id":22795,"date":"2026-06-28T14:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T18:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=22795"},"modified":"2026-06-28T14:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T18:59:30","slug":"custers-forgotten-war-crimes-after-the-civil-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/28\/custers-forgotten-war-crimes-after-the-civil-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Custer&#8217;s Forgotten War Crimes After the Civil War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>George Custer was killed 150 years ago at the Battle of Little Bighorn. But he committed many atrocities before his death, including burning down the Shenandoah Valley in 1864. Confederate Col. John Mosby fought him there, and Custer hanged some of Mosby&#8217;s troops in my old hometown Front Royal, Virginia.  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