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[CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876)]. GARDNER, Alexander (1821-1882), artist. CDV of General Philip Sheridan and his staff including Generals Merritt, Forsyth, Crook, and Custer. Washington, DC: Philp & Solomons, [1865].
Estimate: $1,000-$2,000
Sold
$2,000
Live Auction
American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Location
Cincinnati
Description

[CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876)]. GARDNER, Alexander (1821-1882), artist. CDV of General Philip Sheridan and his staff including Generals Merritt, Forsyth, Crook, and Custer. Washington, DC: Philp & Solomons, [1865].

CDV on cardstock mount (small area of previous rip/separation to bottom portion, minor spotting/soiling to print; very minor wear to mount). Gardner's gilt pictorial imprint with publishing credit to Philp & Solomons on verso. General Philip Sheridan stands next to a seated Custer on the right side of the image, while Generals Wesley Merritt, James William Forsyth, and George Crook sit and stand to the left. Catalogued in Katz as [K-156] (p. 138).

According to Katz, this image was captured on 2 January 1865 by Alexander Gardner.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.