George Armstrong Custer photograph   Save
AV 200 Campus Martius Museum antique photography
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. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_52
Subjects: 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
Places: New Rumley (Ohio)