Seventh Cavalry Sells High

As Autie, he was a boy loved and cherished by his family. But history remembers George Armstrong Custer as the former “boy general” whose rash decisions killed him and much of his Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The catastrophe makes battle-related collectibles highly sought after. A rarity hit the auction block this spring: an impressive set of signatures, coupled with photographs, of Seventh Cavalry officers who served under Custer. The set sold for an astounding