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[George A. Custer] Official Army Register 1866

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[George A. Custer] Official Army Register 1866
<B> George A. Custer </B></I><B><I>Official Army Register for 1866</B></I></B></I> (Washington, D. C.: Adjutant General’s Office, 1866), 180 pages, half leather binding with cloth boards and gilt titles on the spine and front board, 12mo (5.5” x 7.75”). An interesting historical record of the United States Army in the year after the Civil War ended. Page 27 lists George Custer as a captain in the “Fifth Regiment of Cavalry”, and he is also listed in the officers’ index on page 165. Another interesting notice appears on page 106, which lists the resignation of “Captain Robert T. Lincoln, Assistant Adjutant General, June 10, 1865”. Captain Lincoln was President Lincoln’s first son, who went on to become a lawyer following his father’s assassination in 1865. The book is in very good condition, with noticeable wear along the edges, and a small tear along the fold lines at the head of the spine.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)