CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876), Brevet Major General. GARDNER, Alexander, photographer. Carte-de-visite portrait of Custer, from the right, in his familiar cavalry uniform and wide-brimmed hat. Probably from a sitting in Washington D.C. in 1865. BOLDLY INSCRIBED: "Yours truly G.A. Custer Bvt. Maj. Genl U.S.A." 4 x 2 3/8 in., vignette albumen image, mount with gold line border. Verso with backstamp of "Alex Gardner Photographer to the Army of the Potomac," and with a small image of the U.S. Capitol.