Title	George Armstrong Custer photograph
Subject	Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union
Time Period	1860s
Place	New Rumley (Ohio)
Description	Carte de visite of General George Armstrong Custer, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. A native of New Rumley, Ohio, Custer served as a cavalry commander in the Army of the Potomac. Custer fought at New Bridge, where he captured the first Confederate flag of the war, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Aldie, Gettysburg, the Shenandoah Valley, and Appomattox Courthouse. Custer went on to command the 7th Cavalry at the infamous Battle of the Little Bighorn in the Indian Wars.
Date of Original	1861-1865 Circa
Collection	AV 200 Campus Martius Museum antique photography
Format	picture carte de visite
Submitting Institution	Ohio History Connection
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	AV200_b03_f33_52.tif
Image Height	2441
Image Width	1472
File Size	10803240 Bytes
Date created	2011-04-22

George Armstrong Custer photograph

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