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GEORGE W. GRUMMOND

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
GEORGE W. GRUMMOND
(d. 1866) American army officer in command of a contingent of cavalry with Col. J. Fetterman, likewise annihilated by a large band of Cheyenne and Sioux - which included Crazy Horse - on Dec. 21, 1866. Excessively rare partly-printed D.S., 1p. 4to., Louisville, July 18, 1865, an "eagle discharge" of William Dixon from the 14th Michigan Vet. Infy. Toned, several stains, and a mouse hole at right, but signature remains bold and largely unaffected - still good. Grummond was one of only three officers killed in the engagement.