At 01:31 PM 1/25/2002, you wrote:

>The real reason Custer lost was poor training. Nearly none of the
>"troopers" had any marksmanship training, and that was fairly typical
>back then. Troops were normally allowed 20 rounds per year for "training
>purposes", and these were generally used for plucking at game animals,
>rather than actual marksmanship exercises.
>
>Don't ask why I have all this stuff in my head.

         Betcha he was there...just doesn't remember

Austin