Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed in Custer’s hand to his wife, “Mrs. Genl Custer, 339 Penn Avenue, Washington, D. C.,” and bearing a May 4, [1864], Washington, DC, postmark. In very good condition, with scattered light dampstaining causing some slight bleeding to name and address, but not affecting the overall legibility. Accompanied by an original “Mrs. Custer” calling card, 2.75 x 2; and an original 4 x 5.75 cabinet photo of Elizabeth Custer affixed to its 6 x 9 photographer’s mount. Custer participated in the May 5–7, 1864, Battle of the Wilderness, where US Grant squared off against Robert E. Lee just 60 miles southwest of Washington, DC, beginning Grant’s Overland Campaign. Custer wrote this in Virginia and it was sent by courier, ostensibly with other soldiers' mail, to the Washington, DC, post office to be postmarked and delivered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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