3150A COLONEL GEORGE BRIGGS, 7TH MICHIGAN CAVALRY

Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 400.00 USD
Estimated at 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
GROUPING FROM APPOMATTOX PARK MUSEUM DISPLAY. This lot contains pair of spurs, plated iron with straps & buckles, portion of his wartime red silk sash, 2 cabinet card photos of Briggs 1861-1862 as 1st Lieutenant 7th Mich Cav, and several 1865 orders & endorsements for Colonel Briggs when commanding 7th Michigan at Appomattox, one signed by Major General Phil Sheridan, and another March 5, 1865 giving command of 2nd Cavalry Division to Briggs. Also Brigg's engraved Colonel's Commission, 7th Michigan cavalry, signed by Michigan governor. CONDITION: very good overall, some documents yellowed and stained from field use. PROVENANCE: Colonel George G. Briggs Estate; on loan and displayed at Appomattox National Park Museum 2014-2024; Martin Lane Historic & Western Americana Lifetime Collection. (02-21960/JS). $800-1,200.