Interesting.
Also interesting to read about the "non war" part of things.
Custer’s appearance instantly attracted attention—as he intended. A staff officer described him as “one of the funniest looking beings you ever saw, and looks like a circus rider gone mad! He wears a huzzar jacket and tight trousers, of faded black velvet trimmed with tarnished gold lace.” Not to mention a red cravat.
THe things they wore, the equipment, the conditions that were normal for them, etc.