The only U.S. flag not captured or lost during George Armstrong Custer's "Last Stand" at the Battle of Little Bighorn in southeastern Montana has been bought at auction on a bid of $1.9 million. The frayed 7th U.S. Cavalry flag—known as a "guidon" for it's swallow-tailed shape—was sold Friday at Sotheby's auction house in New York.
The seller was the Detroit Institute of Arts, which bought the flag for just $54 in 1895. The buyer was not immediately knoThe only U.S. flag not captured or lost during George Armstrong Custer's "Last Stand" at the Battle of Little Bighorn in southeastern Montana has been bought at auction on a bid of $1.9 million.
The frayed 7th U.S. Cavalry flag—known as a "guidon" for it's swallow-tailed shape—was sold Friday at Sotheby's auction house in New York.
The seller was the Detroit Institute of Arts, which bought the flag for just $54 in 1895. The buyer was not immediately known. read on---
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