Western 7th Cavalry General Custer Brass Sign

BRASS SIGN, a solid heavy brass 7th cavalry recruitment plaque with raised letters and an antique finish. It measures 8 1/2 inches tall by 5 3/4 inches wide and has 4 holes in each corner for mounting. The sign reads "United States Army Seventy Cavalry Now Recruiting Scouts, Sharpshooters, Horse Soldiers To Fight With Gen. George Armstrong Custer Report To Col. Henry Carington Fort Kearny Wyoming Terr. Pay $13.00 Mo Feed - Food - Ammunition Included". After the Civil War, Custer was dispatched to the West to fight in the Indian Wars. The overwhelming defeat in his final battle overshadowed his achievements in the Civil War. Custer was defeated and killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876, fighting against a coalition of Native American tribes in a battle that has come to be popularly known in American history as "Custer's Last Stand".