Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Tiltmeter. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: A tiltmeter is an instrument designed to measure very small changes from the vertical level, either on the ground or in structures. A similar term, in less common usage, is the inclinometer.
1 1877: Custer, who had been buried there, was reinterred in West Point Cemetery.  7 December 1886: The site was proclaimed National Cemetery of Custer's Battlefield Reservation to include burials of other campaigns and wars. The name has been shortened to Custer National Cemetery.
Born in East Rumley, Ohio, on December 5, 1839, Custer received an appointment to West Point in 1857, while living in Michigan. His appointment was signed by Secretary of War Jefferson C. Davis. In the next four years, Custerâs style, personality and spirit would make him stand out among the cadets at West Point.