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Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with General-in-chief Ulysses S. Grant, who transferred Sheridan from command of an infantry division in the Western Theater to lead the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac in the East. In 1864, he defeated Confederate forces under General Jubal Early in the Shenandoah Valley and his destruction of the economic infrastructure of the Valley, called “The Burning” by residents, was one of the first uses of scorched-earth tactics in the war. In 1865, his cavalry pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee and was instrumental in forcing his surrender at Appomattox.

George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars.

Below is a recent realized price for a Philip Sheridan Staff with Custer CDV item. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:

Philip Sheridan Staff with Custer CDV. Sold for nearly $5,000.

The following are items we have featured in previous auctions:

General Philip Sheridan Boldly Signed CDV Photo w PSA

Civil War General Philip Sheridan signed CDV photo, with backstamp of photographer Alexander Gardner. Sheridan signs along the mount in black fountain pen, “Phil H. Sheridan / US Genl”. CDV measures 2.375″ x 4″, encapsulated by PSA to a size of 4.25″ x 7.25″. Boldly signed, in very good to near fine condition. Sold for $1,250.

George Custer Cabinet Card, Inscribed by General Custer’s Wife to Medal of Honor Recipient Colonel George Gillespie

Large cabinet card of General George Custer, signed and inscribed on the verso by Custer’s wife Elizabeth Custer to Medal of Honor recipient Colonel George L. Gillespie, Jr. Mrs. Custer likely dedicated the photo to Gillespie sometime after Custer’s death at Little Bighorn in 1876. She writes, “For Col Gillespie / from / Elizabeth B. Custer”. Gillespie received the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Battle of Cold Harbor, and would ultimately attain the rink of Major General. Cabinet card measures 4.25″ x 6.5″. Minute wear, overall very good plus condition. Sold for $1,250.

George A. Custer Rare Signed CDV Photo With Brady Backstamp — “Truly Yours / G.A. Custer”

Very rare George A. Custer signed CDV photo as Brigadier General, with the backstamp of Mathew Brady who took the photo on 8 October 1863 (K-20 in the catalog of Custer photos). Custer signs under his image, “Truly Yours / G.A. Custer”. Accompanied by a CDV of Custer’s wife, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, with backstamp of photographer W.H. Bowlsby, Monroe, Michigan. CDVs originate from the family of Jessica Wood Cust, neighbors of the Custers in Monroe. Notation on verso of Mrs. Custer’s photo indicates that General Custer taught a member of the Cust family how to ride horseback. CDVs each measure 2.375″ x 4″. Writing on versos and minute wear, overall in very good plus condition with a prominent signature by Custer. With provenance from Cowan’s Auctions, where the set sold for $23,000 in 2005. Sold for $8,400.

Scarce General George A. Custer Carte de Visite Photo Signed

Very rare General George Custer carte de visite signed, circa 1866 during the Indian Wars west of the Mississippi, as photo depicts Custer posing seated in his uniform with his two star Major General insignias on his shoulders. CDV is signed clearly “G A Custer B Major Gen” on verso with a “[Mathew] Brady’s National Photographic Portrait Galleries Broadway & Tenth Street New York No. 352 Pennsylvania Av. Washington D.C.” backstamping. Also includes “Brady / Washington” printed along bottom of photo. Photo measures 2.5″ x 4″ and has been archivally repaired, with slight haloing effect around some of the backstamping and some letters of signature. Very good condition. Sold for $7,200.

Custer Signed War Document

General George Armstrong Custer signed war endorsement dated 25 November 1864. Custer signs “G. A. Custer” forwarding his approval and recommendation from the Headquarters 3rd Cavalry Division. Document measures 3.25″ x 2.5″. Near fine condition. Sold for $4,759.

General Sheridan Double-Signed CDV

Scarce General Philip Henry Sheridan double-signed CDV. Signed in ink to front and verso, “PH Sheridan / Lieut General.” Large CDV shows a three-quarters length portrait of Sheridan in full dress uniform holding a saber in his left hand. Sheridan entered the war as a Captain but rose rapidly through the Union ranks thanks to several key battlefield successes. He received his first command in 1862, when he was made Colonel of the 2nd Michigan Cavalry. After leading that regiment at the Siege of Corinth, Sheridan was placed in command of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade of the Army of the Mississippi. That July, he routed an enemy force of 4,500 at Booneville, and was awarded his star and commission as Brigadier-General of volunteers. Sheridan then prosecuted successful engagements at Perryville and Stone’s River, and afterward, on the recommendation of General Rosecrans, was made Major-General of volunteers. Sheridan led forces at Chickamauga and, two months later, at Missionary Ridge, earning resounding praise and the Generalship of the U.S. Army. He took command of the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac in April 1864, and made it his mission to turn them into an offensive rather than defensive picket line force. With his victory over Early’s Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley in 1864, Sheridan became one of the first to use so-called “scorched earth” tactics in the Civil War, his men laying waste to vast amounts of enemy property and infrastructure and rendering 400 square miles of southern land utterly useless. His dogged cavalry pursuit of General Robert E. Lee in 1865 is considered Sheridan’s most significant contribution of the war, and was instrumental to Grant’s Appomattox Campaign and Lee’s ultimate surrender. Sheridan was made Lieutenant-General in 1869, when Grant was elected President, and he signs this postwar CDV with that ranking. Large image measures 4.25″ x 6.5″. Light general soiling to image. Slight fading to signature on verso; fountain ink signature to front remains bold and dark. An exceptional piece in excellent condition. Sold for $920.

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