April 5, 2024
1st General George Custer's Command Reunion 1907 medal
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Up for bid is an original hard to find rare 1907 First Reunion General Custer's Command Medal.Sources say that only 300 of these were made. Original finish is near mint!!This is a reunion badge of General George A. Custer's Civil War command dated 1907. The badge was made by the Whitehead & Hoag Co. of Newark, New Jersey.From June 1863 through September 1864 Custer commanded what became known as the "Michigan Brigade". The brigade consisted of the 1st, 5th, 6th and 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiments. This brigade was formed in 1862 and fought in every major engagement of the Army of the Potomac until it was disbanded after the Confederate surrender in 1865. The brigade began having reunions in the 1890's, but were advertised as the Michigan Brigade reunions.In 1907 a reunion was organized by Henry C. Beeman to be held in Canandaigua, New York. Beeman had been 15 years old when he enlisted in the Union Army in 1862, serving under Custer's command. Beeman chose to market his reunion as the Custer's Command reunion. It was held on the 21st and 22nd of August, 1907 in Canandaigua, New York, attended by 283 veterans of the brigade. Part of the success of the event was the fact that Henry Beeman was well known in the area after having served as the town's Chief of Police for 25 years.Perhaps the biggest contribution to the success was the
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