Custer

General George A. Custer's Third Personal Civil War Cavalry Guidon. This flag was only flown when Custer was on the field. This was one of Custer's more famous flags, as it served with him in the Civil War while commanding the US 3rd Cavalry Division from 1864-1865.

General George A. Custer's Headquarters Command designating Guidon, 3rd Div. Cavalry Dic., 1864 General Custer commanded the 3rd Cavalry Division in 1864 thru the end of the Civil War 1865. This flag served with Custer during this period along side his Personal guidon (see ZFC0489)

Harper's Weekly, issue of the 12th of November, 1864. This issue entitled, "General Custer Presenting Captured Battle Flags at the War Department, Washington," depicts Custer presenting the Confederate flags captured under his command.

Signed U.S. Army Cavalry Tactics Manual, General Custer. A U.S. Army cavalry tactics manual published in 1861, and signed by George Armstrong Custer in 1862. Custer was a 2nd lieutenant in a camp near Washington DC in January 1862 when he inscribed his name and location inside the book.

General Gen. Custer's Model 1851 sword-belt plate, buckle and sash. This is General George Custer's sword-belt, buckle and sash contemporary to the Civil War period. General Custer was married in this ensemble in 1864 and there are historical photos of him wearing these items.

Photo of General Custer, his wife and staff taken by William H. Bowlsby. Photo taken at the M.Y. Mason mansion, Winchester, Virginia, on the 25th of December, 1864. Custer had made this house his headquarters in Winchester. His two guidons are clearly visible in this photo.

This is a print of the illustration "Custer Attacking Early's Infantry at Hupp's Hill," by the famous 19th century artist J.E. Taylor. This image was created in 1898 from Taylor's 1864 battlefield sketches. It includes images of two of General George Armstrong Custer's Civil War flags carried at the Battle at Hupps Hill.

Custer's message to 3rd Cavalry.

Photograph of Brigadier General George A Custer, 1864. In this black and white photograph of Brigadier General George A Custer, he wears the double breasted jacket that he designed and had tailor made for himself in the autumn of 1863. Photograph by William Frank Brown, taken January 25th, 1864.

Photography of General George A. Custer and HQ staff - 1864. This is a framed photographic copy of an original imperial albumen print of General Custer and staff at the headquarters of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade in Stevensburg, Virginia in February or March of 1864.

Carte-de-visite portrait of General George A. Custer, 1865. In May 1865, General Custer posed for photographs for acclaimed photographer Matthew Brady in a Washington D.C. studio, this particular carte-de-visite (CDV) was made during this sitting.

Custer's Last Stand" Print by Edgar S. Paxson. This is a print of Edgar S. Paxson's famous 1899 painting, Custer's Last Stand. The original artwork was the product of years of historical research, which he then imaginatively reconstructed to summarize a great moment in history.

The Custer Story: The Life and Intimate Letters of General George A. Custer. This volume contains the edited letters of George A. Custer and Elizabeth B. Custer during their 12 years of marriage. The Custers are the narrators of these vivid first person accounts.

Custer in Photographs. Custer in Photographs is the penultimate collection of all of the images of General George A. Custer that are known to exist. It identifies and explains the significance of many well known and some obscure photographs and daguerreotypes of Custer; one of the most photographed personages of his times.

East of Gettysburg Custer vs. Stuart by David F. Riggs. This small volume by David F. Riggs explains the actions occurring on 3 July, 1863 at the East Cavalry Field during the Battle of Gettysburg.