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Property from the Collection of William I. Koch
THE CULBERTSON GUIDON
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THE CULBERTSON GUIDON
Silk guidon with a field of thirteen red and white stripes and blue canton with 35 applied gold stars, and swallow-tail design at free edge.
800 x 657mm overall
The most significant artifact known to have survived from the battlefield on the Little Bighorn River.
The only flag carried by George Custer's battalion not to have been captured by their opponents.
The traditional story of its recovery confirmed by additional scholarship of the flag's provenance.
The present guidon was carried by a member of Thomas Custer's company.
Silk guidon with a field of thirteen red and white stripes and blue canton with 35 applied gold stars, and swallow-tail design at free edge.
800 x 657mm overall
The most significant artifact known to have survived from the battlefield on the Little Bighorn River.
The only flag carried by George Custer's battalion not to have been captured by their opponents.
The traditional story of its recovery confirmed by additional scholarship of the flag's provenance.
The present guidon was carried by a member of Thomas Custer's company.
Brought to you by
Peter Klarnet
Senior Specialist, Americana