EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE CABINET CARD OF 2ND. LT. WINFRED SCOTT EDGERLY, COMPANY B. OF THE 7TH CAVALRY.

EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE CABINET CARD OF 2ND. LT. WINFRED SCOTT EDGERLY, COMPANY B. OF THE 7TH CAVALRY. This card depicts a portrait of a young Edgerly in military uniform. Edgerly was born in Farmington, New Hampshire in 1846 and graduated from the West Point on the he 15th of June 1876. On about that same date, he was appointed 2nd LT on June 25th, Company D, 7th Cavalry and was a member of Custer’s 7th Cavalry that engaged the various Indian Nations at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Edgerly was in Benteen’s Battalion that joined Reno’s force 15 – 20 minutes after Reno’s retreat. In this most famous of all western engagements, Custer and his entire command elected to attack a large Indian village whose size was not completely known at the time of the engagement. Custer made a fateful decision to divide his command, one portion led by Reno and Benteen would attack one end of the Indian village while he and the remainder of the troops would attack the other end of the village in a pincer movement. Reno after his initial attack was immediately repelled and retreated and managed to escape to a protected area and hold off the hordes of Indian braves that attempted to dislodge them. Meanwhile, Custer and his entire command on the opposite end of the village were entirely annihilated. Edgerly, as part of Benteen/Reno’s force, was one of the survivors and his detailed account of the goings-on of that fateful day were reprinted in detail in the Leavenworth Times, August 18th, 1881. AS they got to Reno’s hill they drove back the Indians. Capt. Weir and Edgerly along with Co D advanced to the sound of the guns to save Custer without Reno’s permission.They got to Weir’s point where they could see the battle, but were pushed back. Edgerly’s career included Reconstruction Day, took part in Yellowstone and Black Hills expeditions, served at many of the Western forts and participated in the fight at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, December 29th, 1890, where he was commended for his conspicuously valuable service. In the late 19th Century, he had a tour in the Span Am War and taught for a year at the state college in Orono, Maine as an instructor, and the following two years as a National Guard instructor in Concord, New Hampshire. As Colonel of 2nd Cavalry, he took his regiment to Fort Meyer, Virginia and the following year to the Philippine Islands where he received the promotion to Brigadier General on the 20th of June, 1905. In 1907 he was in Germany as an observer of Army maneuvers and he retired on December 29, 1909 with 43 years of service. PROVENANCE: Capt Thomas McDougal Coll.(In Charge of Custer’s pack mules). CONDITION: Generally very good, a very slight stain. 4-40979 JJ5 (3,000-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2323	$3,450.00	EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE CABINET CARD OF 2ND. LT. WINFRED SCOTT EDGERLY, COMPANY B. OF THE 7TH CAVALRY. This card depicts a portrait of a young Edgerly in military uniform. Edgerly was born in Farmington, New Hampshire in 1846 and graduated from the West Point on the he 15th of June 1876. On about that same date, he was appointed 2nd LT on June 25th, Company D, 7th Cavalry and was a member of Custer’s 7th Cavalry that engaged the various Indian Nations at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Edgerly was in Benteen’s Battalion that joined Reno’s force 15 – 20 minutes after Reno’s retreat. In this most famous of all western engagements, Custer and his entire command elected to attack a large Indian village whose size was not completely known at the time of the engagement. Custer made a fateful decision to divide his command, one portion led by Reno and Benteen would attack one end of the Indian village while he and the remainder of the troops would attack the other end of the village in a pincer movement. Reno after his initial attack was immediately repelled and retreated and managed to escape to a protected area and hold off the hordes of Indian braves that attempted to dislodge them. Meanwhile, Custer and his entire command on the opposite end of the village were entirely annihilated. Edgerly, as part of Benteen/Reno’s force, was one of the survivors and his detailed account of the goings-on of that fateful day were reprinted in detail in the Leavenworth Times, August 18th, 1881. AS they got to Reno’s hill they drove back the Indians. Capt. Weir and Edgerly along with Co D advanced to the sound of the guns to save Custer without Reno’s permission.They got to Weir’s point where they could see the battle, but were pushed back. Edgerly’s career included Reconstruction Day, took part in Yellowstone and Black Hills expeditions, served at many of the Western forts and participated in the fight at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, December 29th, 1890, where he was commended for his conspicuously valuable service. In the late 19th Century, he had a tour in the Span Am War and taught for a year at the state college in Orono, Maine as an instructor, and the following two years as a National Guard instructor in Concord, New Hampshire. As Colonel of 2nd Cavalry, he took his regiment to Fort Meyer, Virginia and the following year to the Philippine Islands where he received the promotion to Brigadier General on the 20th of June, 1905. In 1907 he was in Germany as an observer of Army maneuvers and he retired on December 29, 1909 with 43 years of service. PROVENANCE: Capt Thomas McDougal Coll.(In Charge of Custer’s pack mules). CONDITION: Generally very good, a very slight stain. 4-40979 JJ5 (3,000-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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