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CAPTAIN GEORGE A. CUSTER WITH MAJOR GENREAL

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,400.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD
CAPTAIN GEORGE A. CUSTER WITH MAJOR GENREAL
<B>CAPTAIN GEORGE A. CUSTER WITH MAJOR GENERAL ALFRED PLEASONTON 1863.</B></I> <B> </B></I>Captain George A. Custer and Major General Alfred Pleasonton, at pleasonton’s headquarters. (Brandy Station) Falmouth, Virginia, first week of June 1863. Gardner photograph, printed by Timothy H. O. Sullivan. Soon after this photograph was taken Capt. Custer was recommended by Pleasonton to be promoted to brigadier general. <I>Alfred Pleasonton</B></I> (July 7, 1824 - February 17, 1897) He commanded the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign, including the largest predominantly cavalry battle of the war, Brandy Station. In 1864 he was transferred to the Trans-Mississippi Theater, where he defeated Confederate General Sterling Price in two key battles, effectively ending the war in Missouri. Very rare image<I>.</B></I> This image has been broken in two places mounted on a copied re-production card, and taped profusely. <BR><BR><B>Condition:</B></I> Poor-good <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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