born at Petersburg, Virginia, on August 24, 1834, he was a career Army officer who distinguished himself in the Civil War. Half-length early silver gelatin photograph, portrait of Benteen in dress uniform with braided shoulder boards with Barry West Superior, Wis. imprint. Benteen was with the Seventh United States Cavalry, under the command of General George Armstrong Custer, at the Battle of the Big Horn in June 1876. His was one of the columns that Custer split, his being sent on another route to the Indian encampment, thus sparing him and his command. After hard fighting with the Indians who had destroyed Custer, and after suffering many casualties, the Indians retreated and Benteen and his small command were rescued. He died in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 22, 1892 and was buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. Condition: Inked name just below image, else VG.
born at Petersburg, Virginia, on August 24, 1834, he was a career Army officer who distinguished himself in the Civil War. Half-length early silver gelatin photograph, portrait of Benteen in dress uniform with braided shoulder boards with Barry West Superior, Wis. imprint. Benteen was with the Seventh United States Cavalry, under the command of General George Armstrong Custer, at the Battle of the Big Horn in June 1876. His was one of the columns that Custer split, his being sent on another route to the Indian encampment, thus sparing him and his command. After hard fighting with the Indians who had destroyed Custer, and after suffering many casualties, the Indians retreated and Benteen and his small command were rescued. He died in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 22, 1892 and was buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. Condition: Inked name just below image, else VG.
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