Albumen carte de visite portrait of General George Armstrong Custer, depicted in civilian dress with his characteristic wavy hair and prominent mustache. The image is a tightly cropped head-and-shoulders view, with the sitter gazing slightly off camera, consistent with studio portrait conventions of the Civil War era and its immediate aftermath. The printed caption “General Custer” appears beneath the image, identifying the subject.

Custer was one of the most widely photographed and publicly recognizable officers of the American Civil War, achieving national fame at a young age for his aggressive cavalry leadership. Following the war, his image remained popular in the commercial photographic market, reflecting continued public fascination with prominent Union officers during Reconstruction and the western campaigns that followed.

The photograph is mounted on a standard period carte de visite card, blank on the reverse. Light overall toning consistent with age; image remains clear with strong facial detail. A well-known and collectible Civil War–era portrait subject, representative of the broad circulation of military celebrity imagery in 19th-century American photography.