Given the question: Facts:   - caption: james calhoun    - battles: battle of the little bighorn    - death date: 25 june 1876    - allegiance: united states of america 1863 union    - relations: george boston custer , brother-in-law a. custer , brother-in-law thomas custer , brother-in-law    - rank: 35px first lieutenant    - placeofburial: fort leavenworth national cemetery      - birth date: 24 august 1845    - serviceyears: 1864 -- 1876    - name: james calhoun    - branch: usa union army    - unit: 7th u.s. cavalry    - image: james calhoun soldier.jpg    - death place: little bighorn , montana    - birth place: cincinnati , ohio   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james calhoun -lrb- soldier -rrb- .
The answer is:
james calhoun -lrb- august 24 , 1845 -- june 25 , 1876 -rrb- was a soldier in the united states army during the american civil war and the black hills war .he was the brother-in-law of george armstrong custer and was killed along with custer in the battle of the little bighorn .his brother-in-law myles moylan survived the battle as part of the forces with major reno and captain benteen .