Lot 124

GENERAL GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER CIVIL WAR TINTYPE NINTH PLATE

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GENERAL GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER CIVIL WAR TINTYPE NINTH PLATE

Estimate: $200 - $100,000

Starting Bid: $50

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by Gold Coast Auctions
June 28, 2026 10:00 AM EDT
Live Auction
50 Werman Ct
Plainview, NY, US 11803

US Civil War Era Ninth Plate Tintype Portrait of George Armstrong Custer One of the Most Recognizable Union Cavalry Officers of the American Civil War and Later Major General in the United States Army The Portrait Depicts Custer in His Distinctive Union Cavalry Officer’s Uniform Wearing His Iconic Wide Brimmed Hat and Sporting His Characteristic Long Flowing Wavy Hair, Features That Defined His Widely Recognized Wartime Image Preserved Behind Glass within an Ornate Stamped Gilt Brass Mat Embellished with Elegant Scrolled Floral Decoration and Housed in a Protective Period Daguerreotype Case A Strong and Highly Recognizable Civil War Portrait of One of the Union Army’s Most Famous Cavalry Commanders Closely Associated with Major Eastern Theater Campaigns and Gettysburg Approx Case: 2 7/8"L 2 7/16"W 5/8" Thick Custer Served with Distinction in the Michigan Cavalry Brigade Fighting in the Army of the Potomac and Participating in Major Civil War Engagements Including Gettysburg in July 1863 Where He Led Cavalry Operations During the Wider Battle, as well as the Overland Campaign Including Trevilian Station and the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns Under General Philip Sheridan. He Rose Rapidly Through the Ranks Becoming One of the Youngest Brigadier Generals in the Union Army. We Provide Efficient and Economical In-house Shipping Services US & Worldwide also including White Glove Door-to-Door Delivery Service with Personal Drivers Across the Tri-State Area For Further Details Please Select 'Buyer Arranged Shipping' and Contact our Office in Overall Good Condition Please View all Photographs Closely Out of a New York City Estate Thank you for Bidding with Gold Coast Auctioneers 50 Werman ct Plainview NY 11803 tel. 516-586-3992 We are now accepting Consignments for our future auction Search Words: Museum Museal Collectible America Patriotic Conversation Piece Rare Sought Currency Antique Union Confederate rifle Bayonets Collectibles Civil War Memorabilia Civil War Blades Military Battlefield Presentation Ceremonial Swords Sabers Cavalry Historical Bowie Bayonet United States US Militaria War Memorabilia Relic Relics wwi wwii german confederate billy the kid photo photograph

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