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CAVALRY GUIDON OF GENERAL GEORGE CROOK - Lot #3219

This is one of the finest condition cavalry Guidons you'll ever see and in my opinion, the handsomest pattern made. 26' X 36", this flag has most vivid colors and the stars are still in near perfect condition showing their gilt finish. A letter accompanies this flag attesting to its being handed down in the Crook family. Born near Dayton, Ohio, September 8, 1830, Crook graduated from West Point in 1852. In 1861 he was promoted to Captain and gave good service in Western Virginia and in September was promoted to Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers, taking command of the Kanawha District. He was in command of the Division of Cavalry in the Army of the Cumberland, was at Chickamauga and drove Joseph Wheeler across the Tennessee. He was breveted Major General of Volunteers, July 1864, and was put in command of the Army of West Virginia, and took part in General Philip Henry Sheridan's operations in the Shenandoah Valley. In late February 1865, he was captured by Confederate guerrillas, being exchanged the next month. He was breveted Brigadier and Major General, U.S. Army on March 14, 1865, afterwards distinguishing himself in several campaigns against Indians, particularly in the battles of Powder River, Tongue River and the Rosebud. He died on March 21, 1890 at Chicago while in command of the Department of the West. Crook Walk in Arlington National Cemetery is named for him.
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