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General Custer's Cavalry Uniform Button

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,125.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 6,500.00 USD
General Custer's Cavalry Uniform Button
<B>Cavalry Button From General George Armstrong Custer's Uniform As Saved By His Family</B></I> 23 mm, heavily gilt two-piece brass construction, the face is dominated by a Federal eagle with spread wings holding an olive branch and arrows in its talons, a shield emblazoned with a large “C” (for “Cavalry”) is centered on the eagle's chest, the button's underside carries the R & W Robinson Extra Rich depressed backmark (Tice 28). The shank has been removed with a hinged attachment pin affixed in its place so that the button can function as a brooch. The holes resulting from the shank's removal have been filled with solder that matches the brass of the button back. In pristine condition.<BR><BR> A 5” x 3” typed note gives the button's provenance as follows: “Cavalry Buttons From The Uniform of General George Armstrong Custer. 3- 23 - 57. From Miriam Custer.” Miss Miriam Custer was sired by Nevin Custer, one of General Custer's brothers. As such, the famous cavalryman was her great-uncle. A seemingly unrelated signature, “<I>. Frost</B></I>”, is inscribed over the date on the note. This would have been penned by Dr. Lawrence Frost, noted Michigan expert on Custer and a collector of related material. No doubt the button temporarily resided in his esteemed collection with Custer's wife Libbie wearing his buttons often.<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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