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Albumen carte of George Crook as major or lieutenant colonel of the 3rd or 23rd US Infantry, verso imprint of Henry Ulke Washington, DC, dated 1865. General George R. Crook (1828-1890) commanded the 36th Ohio, the Kanawha Division, and the VIII Corps of the Union Army during the Civil War. He commanded several other divisions during the Indian Wars and is best remembered as the adversary of Geronimo and his band of unconquered Apaches. Crook spent his final years as commander of the Department of the Missouri while speaking out against the unjust treatment of his former Indian adversaries. Condition: Top corners clipped. Very fine condition overall.