"Generals Custer & Hampton:Two Worthy Opponents" by John D. Mackintosh
John Mackintosh has written a very good comparison of the lives and fortunes of two extremely good commanders of cavalry: Custer and Wade Hampton. Although Hampton was highly capable as a cavalry commander despite having never attended West Point, I believe Custer ended up as the better leader of the cavalrymen,the 1876 campaign notwithstanding.

"Custer's Battle Plan for June 1876" by William W. Boyes, Jr.
Your editor has attempted to show that Custer did indeed have a battle plan for 25 June 1876, despite the protestations, under oath, by Reno and Benteen that they knew of no plan at all. The testimony of hostile Indians, friendly scouts and interpreters, enlisted men and Seventh Cavalry officers shows that Custer's battle plan for 25 June 1876 was eerily similar to his success at Washita in 1868. Reno and Benteen both failed to carry out their specific orders and Custer's annihilation was the awful result.

"The Dangers of Hindsight" by Bob Snelson
Bob Snelson, no stranger to Custer fans, in this article begs the reader not to judge the actions of Custer, Reno and Benteen on 25 June 1876 by what we all know now about the fighting capabilities and huge numbers of hostile warriors, but to look at their actions and reactions to events as they unfolded during the battle. In other words, don't be a Monday morning quarterback.