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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Monday, December 13, 2010

The only known remaining flag from Custer's last stand at the Battle of the Bighorn sold for $2.2 million at Sotheby's.

Custer's last flag won for $2.2m at auction
Boston Globe - December 13th, 2010 01:50

The only surviving American flag from General Custer’s Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn sold at a Sotheby's sale for $2.2 million on Saturday. Custer and 200 of his troops perished in their famous battle against Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors in 1876. The war-torn U.S. Calvary flag, called a guidon, was from the collection of Detroit Institute of Arts, which purchased it in 1895 for $54. An anonymous American private collector was the winning bidder. Also offered ...

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