Lieutenant James Barroll Washington of the Confederate States Army and Lieutenant George Armstrong Custer of the 5th Cavalry in Fair Oaks, Virgina

LIBI_00263_07849; A 5" x 4" photograph on cardboard backing. This image shows Lt. George Custer of the U.S. Army and Lt. J.B. Washington of the Confederate States Army. They are sitting in trees in Fair Oaks, Virginia in 1862. A handwritten note underneath the photo reads: “The Class Mates Lieu J.B. Washington C.S.A and [?][Illegible] Gen Jos E. Johnston at Fair Oaks. Beside him sits Lieu-George A. Custer of the 5 US Cavalry Both were West Point Graduates.” It was taken by an unknown photographer in 1862. The image is in fair condition, and it may be a copy. ; photograph; Courtesy of the National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, LIBI_00263_07849, Unknown Photographer, "Lieutenant James Barroll Washington of the Confederate States Army and Lieutenant George Armstrong Custer of the 5th Cavalry in Fair Oaks, Virginia," 1862.