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Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876 [Announcement of the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05071 Author/Creator: Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876 Place Written: Appomattox, Virginia Type: Broadside Date: 9 April 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 12.8 cm Order a Copy

Published version of Custer's letter to the soldiers of the Third Cavalry Division thanking them for their outstanding service and praising them for their courage and accomplishments at war. Issued at Appomattox Court House. Custer signed as Brevet Major General Commanding.

Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

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