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George Armstrong Custer/The Battle Of Little Bighorn/Custer's Last Stand - Authentic, found, brass U.S. Military issue accouterment attributed to The Battle of Little Bighorn.
George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 - June 25, 1876), notable 19th century United States Army officer. He was a highly decorated Union officer in the American Civil War and played a decisive role in theAppomattox Campaign. Custer was more notable for his role in the Indian Wars.
TheBattle of the Little Bighorn, commonly referred to as "Custer's Last Stand," was an armed engagement between combined forces of theLakota, Northern Cheyenne, andArapahotribes, against the7th Cavalry Regimentof theUnited States Army. The battle, which occurred on June 25–26, 1876, near theLittle Bighorn Riverin easternMontana Territory, was the most prominent action of theGreat Sioux War of 1876. It was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho, led by several major war leaders, includingCrazy HorseandChief Gall, inspired by the visions ofSitting Bull. The U.S. Seventh Cavalry, including the Custer Battalion, a force of 700 men led by George Armstrong Custer, suffered a severe defeat. Five of the Seventh Cavalry's companies were annihilated; Custer was killed, as were two of his brothers, a nephew, and a brother-in-law. The total U.S. casualty count, including scouts, was 268 dead and 55 injured.
Authentic, found, brass U.S. Military issue accouterment attributed to The Battle of Little Bighorn.This piece, from a uniform of a soldier or other equipment standardin the U.S. Seventh Cavalry, is from the fabled collection formed by Stephen B. Reed, the longest serving Mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; his term lasting from 1982-2010. This piece, part of Reed's collection assembled in the 1990s,was intended for inclusion in the National Museum of the Old West that was to be housed in the Pennsylvania State Capital. In 2003, Reed announced his plans for the museum, but unfortunately budgetary concerns prevented it from opening and necessitated the breaking up and selling of the collection.
The original, brass relic is in its original "found" condition and considered museum ready and is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from JG Autographs Inc., a COA from University Archives signed by president John Reznikoff and a COA from the Mayor of Harrisburg, PA., Linda D. Thompson.
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