Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/George Armstrong Custer

George Armstrong Custer
Voting period ends on 13 Apr 2015  at 11:59:54 (UTC)
 * Reason:Here we have a famous/infamous man in United States History: George Armstrong Custer, Lt. Col, U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment. While his service with the 7th Cavalry Regiment is what cemented his place in history (to the misfortune of both him and his men I am sure), his military career is a noteworthy one spanning both the U.S. Civil War and the Indian Wars. This image of Custer, taken in April 1865, shows the cavalry commander adorned is his Union Officers Uniform, which reflects his then brevetted rank of Major General, which he held for most of the Civil War. TomStar81 (Talk) 11:59, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Articles in which this image appears:Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia, George Armstrong Custer
 * FP category for this image:Coin toss. Best two candidates are Featured pictures/History/American Civil War and Featured pictures/People/Military
 * Creator:Unattributed


 * Support as nominator – TomStar81 (Talk) 11:59, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * IMPORTANT COMMENT: I didn't realize this at the time, but apparently a similar image of Custer already holds FP status: File:G a custer.jpg. Under our current FPC criteria, and accounting for the presence of a similar FP of the subject in question, this should properly be a candidate for delisting and replacing. I apologize for not noticing that earlier. TomStar81 (Talk) 12:55, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Oppose It's a rather extreme crop, undersized because of that, and, while I could accept the flaws in the original format, I can't accept them in what it's been turned into. Pretty sure we could do better than either extant one. Adam Cuerden (talk) 14:34, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Below minimum resolution. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:17, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 12:50, 13 April 2015 (UTC)