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Original hand written document

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Original hand written document
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Original hand written documentuniform at age 25 by his wife Elizabeth B. Custer. "The photograph of Major General George A. Custer at twenty five years of age is a copy of one taken by Brady of Washington, the warphotographer, the last year of the civil war. General Custer is in undress uniform. The wide felt hat was captured from a confederate officer. The shirt of blue flannel was purchased from a government gun boat in thePotomac river. The neck tie was scarlet. General Custer began to wear the red tie when he was made a Brigadier General and assigned to the command of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. Theentire brigade adopted the tie and when the General was appointed Major General and given command of the Third Cavalry Division they also wore them. The badge on the tie was that of the Michigan Brigade with the state motto and the name of Custer". Signed Elizabeth B. Custer. From the Gary Helin collection. Est. 1500-2500