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- GENERAL JOHN SCHOFIELD, USA, On April 17, 1863, he took
command of the 3rd Division in the XIV Corps of the Army of the
Cumberland. He returned to Missouri as commander of the Department of
Missouri in 1863. His command in Missouri was marred by controversy,
with pro-Union Missourians sending a delegation to Washington DC to
plead with President Lincoln to dismiss Schofield--for sympathizing
with pro-Confederate Bushwhacker para-military marauders who were
attacking loyal Union citizens. In 1864, as commander of the Army of
the Ohio, he took part in the Atlanta Campaign under Major General
William T. Sherman. Sherman, after the fall of Atlanta, took the
majority of his forces on a March to the Sea through Georgia.
Schofield's Army of the Ohio was detached to join Major General George
H. Thomas in Tennessee. Confederate General John Bell Hood invaded
Tennessee, and on November 30, Hood managed to attack Schofield's Army
of the Ohio in the Battle of Franklin. Schofield successfully fought
off Hood and joined his forces with Thomas. On December 15, and
December 16, Schofield took part in Thomas's crowning victory at the
battle of Nashville. However, during the buildup towards the battle,
Schofield intrigued against Thomas, feeding Grant false information,
in order to try to succeed his senior in command. For his services at
Franklin, he was awarded the rank of brigadier general in the regular
army on November 30, 1864, and the brevet rank of major general on
march 13, 1865. Ordered to operate with Sherman in North Carolina,
Schofield moved his corps by rail and sea to Fort Fisher, North
Carolina, in 17 days, occupied Wilmington on February 22, 1865, fought
the action at Kinston on March 10, and on March 23, joined Sherman at
Goldsboro. Headquarters First Military District, April 25th,
1863, State of Virginia, 8" X 10" partially printed
appointment signed by Schofield for the commissioner of revenue. Very
fine.........................................................................$85.00
 12128
- GENERAL HENRY EUGENE DAVIES, USA, Henry Eugene Davies
(July 2, 1836 - September 7, 1894) was an American soldier, writer,
public official and lawyer. He served in the Union Army as a brigadier
general of volunteers in cavalry service during the American Civil War
("Civil War") and was promoted to the grade of major general
of volunteers at the end of the war. Davies was one of the few
nonprofessional soldiers in the Union cavalry in the East to be
promoted to the grade of general. He led his brigade in several major
battles, especially during the Overland Campaign, the Battle of
Trevilian Station, the Siege of Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign
at the end of the war. His signature in ink, uncommon...........................................................$49.00
 121210
- GENERAL A. J. SMITH, USA, Andrew Jackson Smith (April
28, 1815 - January 30, 1897) was a United States Army general during
the American Civil War, rising to the command of a corps. He was most
noted for his victory over Confederate General Stephen D. Lee at the
Battle of Tupelo, Mississippi, on July 14, 1864 in which General S. D.
Lee was in command of the Confederate army. His ink signature as
postmaster of St. Louis, quite bold.................................................................$49.00
 121211
- GENERAL GEORGE GETTY, after subsequent engineering duty and
command of a diversion to the South Anna River during the Gettysburg
Campaign, Getty served as acting Inspector General of the Army of the
Potomac in early 1864. He was assigned to command 2nd Division, VI
Corps. He was wounded in the Battle of the Wilderness, but recovered
to lead his troops during the lengthy Siege of Petersburg, and later
in Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Getty
became acting commander of VI Corps when Brig. Gen. James B. Ricketts
was wounded leading the corps at the Battle of Cedar Creek. On
December 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Getty for
appointment to the brevet grade of Major General of volunteers, to
rank from August 1, 1864, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the
appointment on February 14, 1865. Getty's division, including the
famed Vermont Brigade, made the initial breakthrough at Petersburg on
April 2, 1865, and took part in the final campaign of the Army of the
Potomac, which concluded in the surrender of Robert E. Lee at
Appomattox Court House. His ink signature on a card, very
fine.........................................$75.00
 121213
- GENERAL ALFRED TERRY, USA, Terry served in several areas,
the Siege of Charleston, New Market, Fort Fisher, Petersburg. Terry
was the commander of the U.S. Army column marching westward into the
Montana Territory during what is now popularly known as the Centennial
Campaign in 1876-77. Two other columns marched toward the same
objective area (George Crook's from the south and John Gibbon's from
the west). A column of troops under his command arrived shortly after
the Battle of Little Big Horn and discovered the bodies of Custer's
men. In October 1877, he went to Canada to negotiate with Sitting
Bull. He was still in command in Montana during the Nez Perce War and
sent reinforcements to intercept Chief Joseph. His signature in
ink as Bvt., Maj., General, scarce...............................................$85.00
 121215
- GENERAL FRANK BLAIR, USA, In Missouri, Blair commanded a
brigade consisting of the 13th Illinois Infantry, the 29th, 30th,
31st, and 32nd Missouri Infantry, the 58th Ohio Infantry, 4th Company,
Ohio Light Artillery, and Company C, 10th Missouri Cavalry. Blair
subsequently commanded a division in the Vicksburg campaign and in the
fighting about Chattanooga, and was one of William T. Sherman's corps
commanders in the final campaigns in Georgia and the Carolinas. His
XVII Corps was engaged protecting the rear areas of Sherman's army
until later in the Atlanta Campaign. Before it left on the March to
the Sea, XVII Corps absorbed part of the detachment of XVI Corps that
had served with Sherman. A large ink signature as Major General,
very fine...................................................$65.00
 121216
- GENERAL CHARLES GRIFFIN, USA, Assigned command of a division
in the V Corps, he served at the Battle of Fredericksburg and during
the Chancellorsville Campaign. Stricken with illness, he turned over
command of the division to a subordinate and did not accompany it
during the early part of the Gettysburg Campaign. Arriving as the
Battle of Gettysburg was winding down, his return was widely
celebrated by his men. The popular officer led the division throughout
the year, including during the Mine Run Campaign. Griffin participated
in most of the major battles of the Army of the Potomac in 1864,
including the Overland Campaign and Siege of Petersburg. Griffin was
promoted to brevet major general in the regular army on March 13, 1865
for his service at the Battle of Five Forks, and to major general of
volunteers on April 2, 1865. He assumed command of V Corps during its
final campaign and was present when Robert E. Lee surrendered at
Appomattox Court House. His ink signature, very fine........................................................$55.00
121217
- GENERAL WILLIAM T. BARRY, as the Army of the Potomac and
during the Peninsula Campaign, later took part in the battles of
Yorktown, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, White Oak Swamp, and Malvern
Hill. After later supervising forts and ordnance surrounding
Washington, DC. Barry became chief of artillery under Maj. Gen.
William T. Sherman, serving with him in Tennessee, the March to the
Sea, and on January 23, 1865, President Lincoln nominated Barry for
appointment to the brevet grade of major general of volunteers, to
rank from September 1, 1864, for his service in the Atlanta Campaign,
and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on February 14, 1865. A
large ink signature of Barry as Brig. General, Chief of Artillery,
very nice.....................................................$60.00  121218
- GENERAL WILLIAM T. BARRY, Army of the Potomac and during the
Peninsula Campaign, later took part in the battles of Yorktown,
Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, White Oak Swamp, and Malvern Hill. After
later supervising forts and ordnance surrounding Washington, DC. Barry
became chief of artillery under Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, serving
with him in Tennessee, the March to the Sea, and the Carolinas, chief
of artillery under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan. Barry organized
ordnance for the campaign. On January 23, 1865, President Lincoln
nominated Barry for appointment to the brevet grade of major general
of volunteers, to rank from September 1, 1864, for his service in the
Atlanta Campaign, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on
February 14, 1865. ALS, October 20th, 1871, stationary of
Headquarters Artillery School, Fort Monroe, VA. 3 plus pages in ink
signed by Barry General H. A. Abbot in regarding to meeting him in New
York, very fine............................................$95.00
121220
- GENERAL E. O. ORD, USA, Edward Otho Cresap Ord (October 18,
1818 - July 22, 1883) was an American engineer and United States Army
officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the
American Civil War. He commanded an army during the final days of the
Civil War, and was instrumental in forcing the surrender of
Confederate General Robert E. Lee. He also designed Fort Sam Houston.
He died in Havana, Cuba of Yellow fever. Headquarters Department
of California stationary, San Francisco, CA, August 29th, 1871, 3 page
ALS by Ord regarding the serviceability of an officer that has
syphilis. Very fine...................................................................$95.00
Civil War
Federal
10110 - GENERAL
WILLIAM B. HAZEN, Distinguished at Stones River, fought at
Perryville, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Atlanta Campaign, capture of Ft.
McAllister, later Colonel of Buffalo Troops. Post war letter on Office
of the Chief Signal Officer to an editor of a newspaper, ALS by Hazen
to an editor of a newspaper. Fine..................................$95.00
10111 - GENERAL
JOHN LOGAN, Known as Blackjack Logan, Battle of Belmont, Ft.
Donelson, Corinth, Shiloh, Vicksburg, won Congressional Medal of
Honor, Atlanta Campaign with Sherman, signature in
ink........................................$65.00
101112 - GENERAL
N. P. BANKS, Commanded the Department of the Gulf, Port Hudson
Campaign, Red River Campaign in Louisiana, Governor of Massachusetts.
Large signature in ink AS
CM..................................................$55.00
101113 - GENERAL
CHARLES JACKSON PAINE, Commanded the 2nd Louisiana Negro
Regiment, Port Hudson, Drewry's Bluff, Fort Fisher. Large ink
signature as CM..............$55.00
101116 - GENERAL
NELSON MILES, large signature as Lt. General, Peninsular
Campaign, wounded at Seven Pines, Antietam, wounded at Fredericksburg,
again at Chancellorsville, Wilderness. Received Congressional Meal of
Honor.....................................$75.00
101117 - GENERAL
JOHN COLBURN, fought at Fair Oaks, Antietam, Fredericksburg.
Recruited the 65th New York. Large signature as
CM................................$49.00
101118 - GENERAL
GEORGE W. MORGAN, twice wounded during the Mexican War,
brevetted for bravery, commanded at Vicksburg, dissatisfied with the
use of Negro troops and resigned. Large signature as
CM......................................$45.00
101119 - GENERAL
GREEN BERRY RAUM, Colonel of the 56th Illinois, Corinth,
Vicksburg wounded at Chickamauga [Missionary Ridge], Atlanta Campaign.
Large signature as CM.............................................$55.00
101120 - GENERAL
RALPH P. BUCKLAND, Colonel of the 72nd Illinois, fought
valiantly at Shiloh, Vicksburg Campaign later Congressman. Large
signature as CM...................$49.00
101121 - GENERAL
WILLIAM ANDERSON PILE, Chaplain of the 1st Missouri, Corinth,
Colonel of the 33rd Missouri, Vicksburg commanded Negro regiments at
Fort Blakely, Mobile Campaign. Large signature as
CM...........................................$55.00
101122 - GENERAL
JOHN HENRY KETCHAM, Colonel of the 150th NY, Gettysburg,
Atlanta Campaign, Resaca, Battles around Atlanta, [wounded]. Wounded
again at Savannah, large signature as CM,
scarce.........................................$65.00
101123 - GENERAL
JOHN BEATTY, Colonel of the 3rd Ohio, Perryville,
Murfreesboro, [two horses killed from under him], Chickamauga,
Knoxville. Large signature as CM,
uncommon...........................................$65.00
101124 - GENERAL
JOHN FRANKLIN FARNSWORTH, Colonel of the 8th Illinois Cavalry,
Antietam, Fredericksburg, Peninsular Campaign. Large signatures as
MC....................$49.00
101125 - GENERAL
ABNER CLARK HARDING, Colonel of the 83rd Illinois, Fort
Donelson. Saved Fort Donelson from an attack by Wheeler and Forrest.
Large signature as MC, really
scarce.........................................$59.00
101126 - GENERAL
C. C. WASHBURN, Colonel of the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry, Missouri
and Vicksburg Campaigns. Commanded the 3rd Division of the XVI Corps.
Large Signature as
MC.....................................................$49.00
101127 - BVT.
GENERAL CHARLES E. PHELPS, CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR, In
1861, he was commissioned a major of the Maryland Guar, and in 1862,
he was raised to lieutenant colonel of the Seventh Maryland
Volunteers, fighting for the Union. He became colonel in 1863. He was
honorably discharged on account of wounds in 1864, and was shortly
thereafter elected as congressman from the 3rd district of Maryland to
the Thirty-Ninth Congress, and was reelected to the Fortieth Congress.
He mustered into the Union Army on May 1, 1833 at Baltimore, Maryland.
He was subsequently given commission as brevet Brigadier General, and
received the Medal of Honor for valor at the Battle of Spotsylvania on
May 8, 1864. While leading a charge on the "crater" at
Spotsylvania, he was wounded and taken prisoner. However, he was later
rescued by General Phillip Sheridan's Calvary. During the Battle of
the Wilderness in 1864, his horse was killed from under him. His large
signature as a CM....................................................$75.00
101128 - BVT.
GENERAL W. B. STOKES, He entered the Union Army on May 15,
1862 as a major of the Tennessee Volunteers. He served as colonel of
the 5th Tennessee Cavalry until he resigned on March 10, 1865. He
briefly served in temporary brigade command in the Army of the Ohio
between June 17, 1863 and August 6, 1863. On December 24, 1866,
President Andrew Johnson nominated Stokes for the award of the
honorary grade of brevet brigadier general to rank from March 13,
1865. His signature as a Tennessee Congressman in the 40th Congress,
scarce............................................$40.00
101129 - BVT.
GENERAL MORTON C. HUNTER, In the summer of 1862 in response to
Lincoln's call for volunteers, he organized the 82nd Indiana Infantry.
On August 27, 1862, he was commissioned a colonel by Governor Oliver
Morton. At the battle of Chickamauga when Confederate Gen. Longstreet
routed the right wing of the Army of the Cumberland, Hunter on his own
initiative was the first officer to form a new position on Horseshoe
Ridge that was to become the line that saved the army from
destruction. His commanding officer John Connell wrote of Hunter's
stubborn resistance on that ridge "which truly and most
fortunately changed the fortunes of that disastrous day, and saved the
army from worse than defeat." In the Battle of Missionary Ridge,
Hunter's 82nd and the Ohio 99th were the first two regiments to attack
Bragg's center with orders to halt after taking the Confederate line
below Missionary Ridge. Not content to be subjected to murderous fire
from the high ground, the attacking units charged the ridge, and
Hunter's 82nd was the first of his division to gain the summit and
occupy the confederate works. The initiative of his and Ohio units
collapsing Bragg's center what the pivotal moment of the battle. For
his gallantry that day, Hunter received the commendation of his
commanders. He was later promoted to command his regiment's brigade
(First Brigade, Third Division, Fourteenth Army Corps) under Gen.
George Thomas and led his unit on Sherman's March to the Sea. At the
end of the war, he received a brevet commission as a brigadier general
of volunteers. His bold signature as a
Congressman............................$45.00
101130 - BVT.
GENERAL JAMES ROBINSON MCCORMICK, Militia General from
Missouri, began war as a Surgeon in the 6th Missouri, later Brig.
General of Militia. Bold signature as a Congressman in
1868..........................................$35.00
101131 - BVT.
GENERAL H. D. WASHBURN, With the outbreak of the Civil War, he
enlisted in the Union Army on August 16, 1861, serving as lieutenant
colonel of the Eighteenth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was
promoted to colonel of the regiment on July 15, 1862. Washburn was
brevetted as a brigadier general of volunteers on December 15, 1864,
and then as a major general on July 26, 1865. He mustered out August
26, 1865. Large signature as Congressman in
1868..................................................$30.00
101132 - BVT.
GENERAL JOHN F. BENJAMIN, Missouri. He entered the Union Army
as a private in 1861 and was subsequently promoted to the ranks of
captain, major, lieutenant colonel, and brigadier general. Provost
marshal of the Eighth District of Missouri in 1863 and 1864. He served
as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864. Large
signature as a Congressman in
1868............................................$25.00
101133 - BVT.
GENERAL A. F. STEVENS, During the Civil War, he served two
terms of duty, one with the 1st New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry,
which he spent stationed at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and another
with the 13th New Hampshire Infantry and was wounded at both Drury
Creek and Fort Harrison. With the 13th, he participated in the
disastrous attack against Marye's Heights in the Battle of
Fredericksburg. Brevetted Major General, large signature as a
Congressman in 1868...........................................$35.00
101134 - BVT.
GENERAL EPHRAIN K. ECKLEY, Ohio. During the Civil War, Eckley
served in the Union Army as the colonel of the 26th Ohio Infantry, and
later of the 18th Ohio Infantry. At the end of the war, he was
brevetted as a brigadier general and mustered out of the army. Large
ink signature as a Congressman in
1868...........................................$25.00
101135 - BVT.
GENERAL AMASA COBB, WISCONSIN, At the outset of the Civil War
in 1861, he joined the Union Army as Colonel of the 5th Wisconsin
Infantry, serving in the Army of the Potomac in several campaigns and
battles. Most notably, Cobb succeeded BG Winfield S. Hancock in
command of a brigade in second division VI Corps at the Battle of
Antietam, after Hancock was transferred to commend of first division
II Corps. In the fall of 1862, he was elected to the 38th Congress
from Wisconsin for a two-year term. His last action with 5th Wisconsin
was the Battle of Fredericksburg. He resumed his military career on
September 29, 1864, when he was named as Colonel of the newly raised
43rd Wisconsin Infantry. After arriving at Nashville, Tennessee in
October, Cobb and his regiment guarded the important supply and
railroad depot at Johnsonville in Benton County, Tennessee on the
Tennessee River. On November 4, Cobb's men fought off an attack by
John Bell Hood's Confederates led by MG Nathan Bedford Forrest in the
Battle of Johnsonville. For the rest of the war, the regiment was
positioned in various parts of Tennessee to guard railroads and supply
routes, and Cobb briefly commanded a brigade under MG Robert H.
Milroy. Cobb was brevetted as a brigadier general on March 13, 1865,
shortly before the end of the war. Large signature as Congressman in
1868...............................................$35.00
101141 - THOMAS
FERRY, PRESIDENT FOR A DAY, President on March 4, Congressman
from Michigan. As the U. S. Constitution specifies that the President
shall take the oath of office "before he enters on the execution
of his office", Ferry always believed be had served for one day
as President of the United States: March 4, 1877. As Ulysses Grant was
no longer the President, and Hayes had not, at least in Ferry's view,
assumed the office, he believed he was President. Ferry never knew,
and neither did the public, that Hayes had taken the oath in a private
ceremony held at the White House the day before, satisfying
constitutional requirements and, for all legal purposes, becoming.
Large signature as a congressman in
1868...............................................$45.00
101142 - VICE
PRESIDENT SCHULYER COLFAX, Schuyler Colfax, Jr. March
23, 1823 - January 13, 1885) was a United States Representative from
Indiana (1855 - 1869). Speaker of the House of Representatives (1863 -
1869), and the 17th Vice President of the United States (1869 - 1873).
To date, he is one of only two Americans (John Nance Garner in the
20th Century being the other) to have served as both House speaker and
vice president. President Ulysses S. Grant and Colfax, 46 and 45
respectively at the time of their inauguration, were the youngest
Presidential team until the inauguration of Bill Clinton and Al Gore
in 1993. Large signature as Speaker of the
House......................................$45.00
101143 - FERNANDO
WOOD, NEW YORK, CONFEDERATE SYMPATHIZER, A successful shipping
merchant who became Grand Sachem of the political machine known as
Tammany Hall, Wood first served in Congress in 1841. In 1854, he was
elected Mayor of New York City. Reelected in 1860 after an electoral
loss in 1857 by a narrow majority of 3,000 votes, Wood evinced support
for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War,
suggesting the New York City Council that New York City secede from
the Union and declare itself a free city in order to continue its
profitable cotton trade with the Confederacy. Wood's Democratic
machine was concerned to maintain the revenues (which depended on
Southern cotton) that maintained the patronage. Large signature as
Congressman in 1868............$35.00
101144 - OAKES
AMES, Oakes Ames (January 10, 1804 - May 8, 1873) was
an American manufacturer, capitalist, and member of the United States
House of Representatives from Massachusetts. As a congressman, he is
credited by many historians as being the single most important
influence in the building of the Union Pacific portion of the
transcontinental railroad. He is also noted for the subsequent scandal
that alleged the improper sale of stock of the railroad's construction
company. Large signature as Congressman in 1868......................$25.00
101145 - INDIANA
CIVIL WAR GOVERNOR OLIVER MORTON, Oliver Hazard Perry
Throck Morton (August 4, 1823 - November 1, 1877), commonly known
as Oliver P. Morton, was a U.S. Republican Party politician
from Indiana. He served as the 14th Governor of Indiana during the
American Civil War, and was a stalwart ally of President Abraham
Lincoln. During the war, Morton suppressed the Democratic - controlled
Indiana General Assembly. He exceeded his constitutional authority by
calling out the militia without approval, and during the period of
legislative suppression he privately financed the state government
through unapproved federal and private loans. He was criticized for
arresting and detaining political enemies and suspected southern
sympathizers. His signature as US senator...................$35.00
101146 - J. S.
COXEY, COXEY'S ARMY 1894, Born on April 16, 1854, Jacob S.
Coxey - who would gain fame as the leader of "Coxey's Army,"
a group of unemployed men who in 1894 stage the first citizen's march
on Washington - was born in Selinsgrove, PA. Coxey was a wealthy Ohio
businessman and Populist Party member who grew concerned over the
plight of the unemployed during a major depression that started with
the Panic of 1893. Many families went hungry, and unemployed men
roamed the country begging for jobs and food. Coxey advocated a
national system of public roads to be financed by the federal
government, arguing that the plan would reduce unemployment. When
Congress refused to pass such a bill, Coxey said, "We will send a
petition to Washington with boots on." In 1894, he led an
"army" of 100 unemployed men, who left Massillon, Ohio, for
Washington on Easter Sunday. They were met by cheering crowds in many
cities along the way. By the time the marchers arrived in Washington
on May 1, they numbered 500. When Coxey tried to speak at the U.S.
Capitol, police arrested him for walking on the grass. His army of
unemployed men dispersed. Coxey was elected mayor of Massillon in 1931
and was selected as the Farmer-Labor Party's presidential candidate
the following year. He received 7,309 votes and was defeated by
Franklin D. Roosevelt. He later claimed that Roosevelt's New Deal was
based on his ideas of public works, proposed in the late 19th Century.
Coxey died in 1951. Large
signature..........................................................$20.00
101149 - ADMIRAL
WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY, During the American Civil War was in
progress. He was made master, and was assigned to the Potomac of
the Western Gulf Squadron until 1862. He then served on the side-wheel
gunboat Winona of that Squadron, and later on the sloops Monongahela
and Richmond, and participated in all the engagements that led
to the capture of Port Hudson, Louisiana, in 1863, having been promote
to lieutenant on 16 July 1862. Spanish American War Admiral, large
signature as Rear Admiral......................$40.00
 9224 - THE OCCUPATION OF NEW
ORLEANS, AUGUST 1862, Military Appointment under the authority
of General George Shepley and signed by General Godfrey Weitzel as
Asst. Commandant of New Orleans [also acting Mayor] for J. Elliot
Smith a member of the 8th Vermont as Superintendent of the City Fire
Alarm Telegraph System dated August 23rd, 1862. The New Orleans
Fire Alarm Telegraph system was a telegraph system designed to
pinpoint fires but with the Federal takeover of the City, the army
used the existing system an expanded it to communicate military
information throughout the area. Smith had been promoted to
Lt. with the rank of Superintendent of Telegraph. Weitzel later
commanded Union forces in the Lafourche Region and later commanded
forces in Virginia and was the first commander into Richmond and made
his headquarters in Jefferson Davis' home. Pre-printed on blue linen
paper, very fine. An important New Orleans occupation document...............................$395.00
 9227 - GENERAL GEORGE G. MEADE
WAR-DATED LETTER SIGNED, 1 page octavo, Headquarters Army of
the Potomac, January 9th, 1864, General Meade writes to the wife of
General John C. Robinson in Washington. In part..."I take
great pleasure in complying with the request contained in your letter
of the 4th only today received. I trust that the enclosed letter from
the PRESIDENT will assure your purposes. Very truly yours, Geor. G.
Meade, Maj. Genl." Obviously Mrs. Robinson had asked Meade to
ask President Lincoln for a favor and he obliged by letter. Very
fine...........................................................$1,350.00
The following are
signatures...
9230 - U.S. GRANT CABINET
DURING HIS SECOND TERM, 7 MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET, Grant's two
terms were riddled with 11 individual scandals which marred his
Presidency with many members of his cabinet involved resulting in
resignations, indictments, and one impeached by the House of
Representatives. This grouping includes member of his cabinet in the
2nd term of his Presidency. All signatures are large and originated
from an autograph book. They are as follows: GENERAL AND
SECRETARY OF WAR WILLIAM BELKNAP, Union General and
Secretary of War under Grant, William Worth Belknap (September
22, 1829 - October 13, 1890) was a United States Army general,
government administrator, and United States Secretary of War. He was
the only Cabinet secretary ever to have been impeached by the United
States House of Representatives. He was impeached for his scandal
involving the trading post incident at Fort Sill, signature as
Secretary of War under Grant, POSTMASTER GENERAL MARSHALL JEWELL,
Governor of Connecticut, he was first appointed by President Ulysses
S. Grant as Minister to Russia from 1873 to 1874, but after only seven
months in St. Petersburg, he left. Jewell then served as the
Postmaster General between 1874 and 1876. He was also a presidential
candidate at the 1876 Republican National Committee from 1880 until
1883, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY GEORGE ROBESON, US General
during the Civil War, Robeson was appointed Secretary of Navy by
President Ulysses S. Grant, replacing Adolph E. Borie who served only
a few months. He held the position until the end of Grant's second
term, serving from June 26, 1869 until March 4, 1877. Robeson, while
Secretary of Navy, allegedly took $320,000 in bribes from a grain
company to pay for a new vacation home. Robeson was also alleged by a
House committee to have squandered $15,000,000 of missing Naval
construction funds to purchase real estate in Washington D.C. Robeson
was so adept at hiding his financial tracks that he was known as
"the cuttle fish" of the Navy. SECRETARY OF THE
INTERIOR COLUMBUS DELANO, Delano resigned because of evidence
that his son, John Delano, had been given partnerships in surveying
contracts over which the Interior Department had control. In addition,
Delano had taken bribes in order to secure fraudulent land grants. SECRETARY
OF STATE HAMILTON FISH, Hamilton Fish (August 3, 1808 -
September 7, 1893) was an American statesman who served as the 16th
Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States
Secretary of State. Fish has been considered one of the best Secretary
of States in the United States history; known for his judiciousness
and reform efforts during the Grant Administration. [1] Sec. Fish
skillfully settled the controversial Alabama Claims with Great Britain
through his development of the concept of international arbitration.
[1] Sec. Fish kept the United States out of war with Spain over Cuban
independence by coolly handling the volatile Virginius Incident. In
1875, Sec. Fish initiated the process for Hawaiian statehood, by
having negotiated a reciprocal trade treaty for he island nation's
abundant sugar supply. [1] President Grant stated that Hamilton Fish,
above all, was the person whom he most trusted for political advice. ATTORNEY
GENERAL EDWARDS PIERREPOINT, President Ulysses S. Grant
appointe Pierrepoint Attorney General of the United States on April
26, 1875. He was an active member of the "Committee of
Seventy." On May 22, 1876, he became Minister Plenipotentiary of
the United States to Britain, serving until December 1, 1877.
Pierrepoint died in New York City two days after his 75th birthday on
March 6, 1892, where he had lived after his return from England, SECRETARY
OF THE TREASURY BENJAMIN BRISTOW, Benjamin Helm Bristow
(June 20, 1832 - June 22, 1896) was an American lawyer and Republican
Party politician who served as the first Solicitor General of the
United States and as a U.S. Treasury Secretary. Fighting for the
Union, Bristow served in the army during the American Civil War and
was promoted to Colonel. As America's first Solicitor General,
appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant. Bristow forcefully
prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan and enforced African American citizenship
rights given after the Civil War. Upon his appointment as Secretary of
Treasury by President Grant, Bristow prosecuted and shut down the
Whiskey Ring; a bribery conspiracy by liquor distillers and government
agents to defraud the Treasury millions of dollars each year.
In 1876, Bristow ran for President, however, he was unsuccessful at
gaining the Republican nomination that went to Rutherford B. Hayes. The
collection of seven, all bold ink signatures in ink...................................................$275.00
9231 - JOHN SHERMAN, John
Sherman, nicknamed "The Ohio Icicle" (May 10,
1823 - October 22, 1900), was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator
from Ohio during the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century.
He served as both Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State and
was the principal author of the Sherman Antitrust Act. His older
brothers were Charles Taylor Sherman, a federal judge in Ohio, and
General William Tecumseh Sherman of Civil War fame. His younger
brother was banker Hoyt Sherman. Clipped ink signature, John Sherman,
Secretary.................................................$35.00
 9232 - GENERAL SAMUEL CRAWFORD,
Surgeon and Union General, forced to command artillery batteries at
Fort Sumter, led a charge at Gettysburg, wounded at Weldon Railroad.
War dated clipped ink signature with rank, some glue bleed but a very
bold signature.
Scarce.............................................................$100.00
 9234 - GENERAL JOSEPH HOOKER,
Commanding Army of the Potomac, suffered a disastrous defeat at
Chancellorsville, nice ink clip as Major General. Choice condition and
becoming scarce........................................$175.00
 9236 - GENERAL WILLIAM
ROSECRANS, William Starke Rosecrans (September 6, 1819
- March 11, 1898) was an inventor, coal-oil company executive,
diplomat, politician, and United States Army officer. He gained fame
for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War. He was
the victor at prominent Western Theater battles, but his military
career was effectively ended following his disastrous defeat at the
Battle of Chickamauga in 1863. Large clipped signature as Major
General......................$100.00
 9239 - COMMANDER GEORGE MORRIS,
Lieutenant Morris was assigned to USS Cumberland during 1861-62, and
was her acting commanding officer when she was lost in a
heroically-fought action with CSS Virginia on 8 March 1862. Promoted
to Lieutenant Commander in July 1862, Morris was Commanding Officer of
the gunboats Port Royal and Shawmut during the next three years. He
was Executive Officer of USS Brooklyn in 1865-66 and achieved the rank
of Commander in July of the latter year. Nice ink signature as Lt.
Commander, USN.
Scarce..................................................$125.00
 9240 - REAR ADMIRAL JOHN L.
WORDEN, Commanded the ironclad Monitor against the Virginia
at Hampton Roads and was wounded, later commanded the Montauk
and sunk the Confederate blockade runner Nashville. Large ink
signature as Captain US Navy. A very desirable
signature..........................................$150.00
 9242 - ADMIRAL RICHMOND P.
HOBSON, MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER, Richmond Pearson Hobson
(August 17, 1870 - March 16, 1937) was a United States Navy Rear
Admiral who served from 1907 - 1915 as a U.S. Representative from
Alabama. A veteran of the Spanish -American War. He received the Medal
of Honor years later for his part in that conflict. Large signature
from an autograph
book.................................................................$45.00
9243 - JOSEPH JEFFERSON, 19TH
CENTURY ACTOR, Joseph Jefferson, commonly known as Joe
Jefferson (February 20, 1829 - April 23, 1905), was an American
actor. He was the third actor of this name in a family of actors and
managers, and one of the most famous of all American comedians. Large
clipped signature from an autograph
page........................................$25.00
 71145
- MAJOR GENERAL JOE HOOKER SIGNS HIS PAY VOUCHER TWICE THAT INCLUDED
THREE BLACK SERVANTS LISTED BY NAME IN JANUARY 1864 RIGHT AFTER HIS
HEROIC ACTIONS AT LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, 11" X 16"
pre-printed and filled in pay voucher signed twice by Hooker as
Major General January 4th, 1864 for the sum for $450.70
detailing his pay for the month of December 1863 for him a four
servants. Three are listed as black - Peter, William, and Kate
[Kate being a mulatto]. Another servant is listed as
"James" with a complexion notation of "blond" with
sandy hair and light eyes - appears to be a white servant. Hooker at
this time was in Chattanooga after his recent victory at that battle.
[Lookout Mountain]. With the Union defeat at Chickamauga, he was
given charge of the Army of the Potomac's 11th and 12th Corps and sent
to the relief of the Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga. In the
battles around that place in November 1863 he did well in keeping open
the supply lines and in the taking of Lookout Mountain. However, in
Grant's report his actions were overshadowed by the less distinguished
role of Sherman. The next spring the two corps was merged into the new
20th Corps with Hooker at their head. He fought through the Atlanta
Campaign but when McPherson was killed before the city and Howard
received command of the Army of the Tennessee, he asked to be
relieved. This was granted and he finished the war in the quiet sector
of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Choice condition with two
War dated signatures of Hooker.......................................$495.00
2203 - GENERAL WILLIAM HAYS, Nice large clipped signature in
ink as Brig. General Volunteers, fought at Antietam, Seven Pines,
Fredericksburg, wounded and a POW Chancellorsville,
Gettysburg......................................$75.00
2204 - GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON LIGHTBURN, Clipped signature in
ink as Brig. General US Vols., fought at Vicksburg, Jackson,
Missionary Ridge, Atlanta Campaign
[wounded]......................................................$65.00
2205 - GENERAL JULIUS STAHEL, Large clip signature as Brig.
General, 1st and 2nd Bulls Run, New Market, Piedmont, Medal of Honor
winner, nice bold signature........................$95.00
2207 - GENERAL MAX WEBER,
Ink clipped signature as Brig. General. Raised a German Regiment
[Turner Rifles 20th NY], Fort Hatteras, Peninsula Campaign, wounded at
Antietam, Harpers Ferry. Very
uncommon.........................................$85.00
2208 - GENERAL WALTER WHITAKER, Nice ink signature as Brig.
General, commanded the 6th Kentucky, wounded at Stones River, wounded
at Chickamauga, wounded at Resaca, GA, wounded at the 3rd Battle of
Chattanooga. Also fought at Franklin and Nashville,
scarce...................................................$75.00
 122138
- GENERAL JOSEPH R. HAWLEY, USA, ink signature on a card,
1.75" X 3", "Jos R. Hawley, Conn." Bold
signature was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in
the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a
journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the United
States House of Representatives and was a four-term U.S. Senator. He
assisted Col. Alfred H. Terry in raising the 7th Connecticut Infantry,
a three-year regiment, and was named as lieutenant colonel. He
participated in the Port Royal Expedition in November, and commanded
the forces assigned to garrison two captured forts. He was a part of
the four-month siege that culminated in the capture of Fort Pulaski in
April 1862. Again, he commanded the garrison force. With Colonel
Terry's promotion to brigade command, Hawley succeeded him as
commander of the 10th Connecticut, leading the regiment in the battles
of James Island and Pocotaligo. He was in Brannan's expedition to
Florida in January 1863, and commanded the post at Ferandina, near
Jacksonville. In April, he participated in an unsuccessful expedition
to capture Charleston, South Carolina. In the summer, he commanded a
brigade on Morris Island during the siege of Charleston, and was
involved in the attacks on Fort Wagner in September. During the
autumn, he procured enough Spencer breech-loading rifles to outfit his
regiment with the rapid-fire weapon. The following year, Hawley
commanded a brigade under General Truman Seymour in the Battle of
Olustee in Florida. He and his men were reassigned to the front lines
in Virginia as a part of Terry's Division, X Corps, Army of the James.
He was in the battles of Drewry's Bluff, Deep Run, Derbytown Road, and
other actions near Bermuda Hundred and Deep Bottom. With openings
created by Battlefield losses and reassignments, Hawley commanded a
division during the Siege of Petersburg and was promoted in September
1864 to brigadier general of volunteers. In January 1865, Hawley
succeeded his mentor Alfred Terry as divisional commander when Terry
was sent to command troops in the attacks on Fort Fisher. Hawley later
joined him in NOrth Carolina as Chief of Staff for the X Corps. After
the capture of Wilmington, North Carolina, Hawley took over command of
the forces in southeastern North Carolina. In June, following the
surrender of the Confederate armies, Hawley rejoined Terry and served
as Chief of Staff for the Department of Virginia, serving until
October when he returned home to
Connecticut.......................................$39.00
 122139
- GENERAL ETHAN ALLEN HITCHCOCK, USA, ink signature on a card
1.75" X 3", signed as "Secretary of the Interior",
dated April 1900. After the start of the Civil War, Hitchcock applied
to return to the service, but was rejected. It was only after the
intervention of his former general, Winfield Scott, that he was
commissioned a major general in the U.S. Army and became special
adviser to the Secretary of War from February 17, 1862. From March 17
to July 23, 1862, he served as the chairman of the War Board, the
organization that assisted President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of
War Edwin M. Stanton in the management of the War Department and the
command of the Union armies during the period in which there was no
general-in-chief. (Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan had been relieved of
his responsibilities as general-in-chief and Maj. Gen. Henry W.
Halleck had not yet replaced him.) He sat on the court-martial of Maj.
Gen. Fitz John Porter which convicted the general of disobedience and
cowardice..........................$29.00
661 - GENERAL
DANIEL SICKLES, Union Corps Commander. Wounded severely and
lost a leg at the Battle of Gettysburg. A check,
post-war completely in his hand...we have a few at a special
price.........................................$85.00/each
662 -
GENERAL WILLIAM WELLS, WINNER OF THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR,
1st Vermont Cavalry, as a Major at Gettysburg. He led a charge of the
1st Vermont Cavalry when General Farnsworth was killed at both Round
Tops. As a Major of the 1st Vermont Cavalry, he won the Medal of
Honor, later Brig. General. A nice check signed all in his hand,
post-war. Very
fine....................................................$100.00
664 -
GENERAL LORENZO THOMAS, Brig. General. Organized many Colored
Regiments in the Department of Mississippi and Dept. of the Gulf that
were important to fortifying the white units in those districts. His
signature on an 1851 printed general order as Asst. Adj. General of
the United States.....................................$85.00
666 -
GENERAL RICHARD OGLESBY, (1824-99). Union Major General -
Illinois; Civil War Governor of Illinois (1864-69). Oglesby led the
8th Illinois Infantry at Forts Henry and Donelson. Was severely
wounded at Corinth and commanded a division in the 16th Corps before
resignation and a successful Illinois gubernatorial bid. Closing and
signature, "Respectfully yours, R.J. Oglesby......................................$55.00
668
- GENERAL ALEXANDER P. WEBB, Union Brigadier General.
Won Medal of Honor at Gettysburg where he was severely wounded. Short
note from him signed in 1866. Scarce, very
fine......................................$175.00
670 -
GENERAL WILLIAM ROSECRANS, Tennessee Campaigns and Corinth.
Nice ink clip as Major General.......................................$100.00
671 -
GENERAL JOHN GEARY, Wounded at Cedar Mountain, Gettysburg, and
Chancellors Ville Campaign. Nice ink
clip.....................................$95.00
12124 - GENERAL GEORGE W. CULLUM,
USA, from April 1861, Cullum was a lieutenant colonel and
aide-de-camp to General Winfield Scott, before becoming chief engineer
of the Department of the Missouri in November 1861. He was appointed
brigadier general of volunteers to rank from November 1, 1862 on
November 10, 1862 but President Lincoln had to submit the nomination
four times before the U.S. Senate finally confirmed it on March 11,
1863. He later superintended engineering works on the Western rivers
and was chief engineer at the Siege of Corinth. He was superintendent
of the military academy from 1864 to 1866. On March 8, 1866, President
Andrew Johnson nominated Cullum to be appointed to the grade of brevet
major general, USA, to rank from March 1866, and the U.S. Senate
confirmed the award on May 4, 1866 and reconfirmed it July 14, 1866
after the dates of rank of staff officers were adjusted to follow
those of field officers. He was mustered out of the volunteers on
September 1, 1866. A short ALS dated July 27th, 1858 in regard
to a dinner engagement on his embossed stationary, fine..............................................................SOLD
 12127
- GENERAL WILLIAM T. SHERMAN, Sherman served under General
Ulysses S. Grant in 1862 and 1863 during the campaigns that led to the
fall of the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg on the Mississippi
River and culminated with the routing of the Confederate armies in the
state of Tennessee. In 1864, Sherman succeeded Grant as the Union
commander in the western theater of the war. He proceeded to lead his
troops to the capture of the city of Atlanta, a military success that
contributed to the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln. Sherman's
subsequent march through Georgia and the Carolinas further undermined
the Confederacy's ability to continue fighting. He accepted the
surrender of all the Confederate armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and
Florida in April 1865. His bold ink signature dated 1889 on the
verso of his printed calling card. Very fine......................................................SOLD
 12129
- SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War under Lincoln. Cameron gave
his support to Abraham Lincoln, and became his Secretary of War. He
only served a year before resigning amidst corruption. Cameron became
the minister to Russia during the Civil War, but was overseas for less
than a year. He again served in the Senate, eventually being succeeded
by his son, J. Donald Cameron, and only resigned from the Senate upon
confirmation that his son would succeed him. His signature in
lavender ink on his calling card, war period, scarce.........................................SOLD
101114 - GENERAL
GRENVILLE DODGE, Iowa, Pea Ridge, wounded at Atlanta, fought
guerillas and Indians in Kansas. Large ink signature as CM,
scarce.................................SOLD
101115 - GENERAL
O. O. HOWARD, large signature as Brig. General, 1st Manassas,
lost an arm at Seven Pines, 2nd Manassas, Antietam, Chancellorsville,
Gettysburg, Atlanta Campaign,
scarce...................................SOLD
 101147
- SIX OF THE SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE IMPEACHMENT COMMITTEE THAT VOTED TO
IMPEACH ANDREW JOHNSON, On February 24, 1868, three days after
Johnson's dismissal of Stanton, the House of Representatives voted 126
to 47 in favor of a resolution to impeach the President of high crimes
and misdemeanors. The two sponsors of the resolution, Thaddeus Stevens
and John A. Bingham were immediately dispatched to inform the Senate
that the House had officially voted for impeachment. Johnson
Impeachment Committee from a photograph by Mathew Brady in the Signal
Corps, War Department, Washington. Left to right, Seated: Benjamin
F. Butler, Thaddeus Stevens, Thomas Williams, John A. Bingham. Standing:
James F. Wilson, George S. Boutwell and John A Logan. Large
signatures of all the above but Bingham. These
signatures originated from an autograph book signed during the
impeachment year 1868.............................SOLD
101148 - ADMIRAL
GEORGE DEWEY, George Dewey (December 26, 1837 - January
16, 1917) was an admiral of the United States Navy. He is best known
for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the
Spanish-American War. He was also the only person in the history of
the United States to have attained the rank of Admiral of the Navy,
the most senior rank in the United States Navy. A nice ink signature
on a card dated 1902. Very fine.......................SOLD
 9225 - GENERAL GEORGE
MCCLELLAN, ALS TO GENERAL JOHN ROBINSON, As Governor of New
Jersey, dated at Trenton, NJ, August 9th, 1878. One page in ink,
McClellan regrets that he will be unable to attend a GAR reunion and
hopes that the reunion will be a success. Robinson is noted as
Commander in Chief GAR. Written on executive stationary. Very
fine...................................SOLD
9226 - BENJAMIN HARRISON,
Typed letter signed by Harrison, 8" X 10" dated July 7th,
1888 addressed to General John C. Robinson. He regrets that he will
not be able to attend the Army of the Potomac Reunion at Gettysburg as
he was pressed with duties and was just getting the chance to thank
for the invitation. Harrison was involved in the early stages of the
Campaign for President in 1888 in which he defeated Grover Cleveland.
Thus this letter is written as candidate in mid 1888. Very
fine......................................................SOLD
 9228 - GENERAL U.S. GRANT
DESIRES GENERAL JOHN C. ROBINSON TO ACCOMPANY HIM TO FORTRESS MONROE
BUT STATES THAT PERMISSION FROM GENERAL MEADE IS NECESSARY,
3.5" X 5.0". ANS by General Grant as Lt. General along with
the telegram dated March 30th, 1864 on United States Military
Telegraph form stating that General Meade has approved of General
Robinson accompanying Grant to Fortress Monroe. 2 items with the
telegram dating Grant's note to March 28 or 29th, 1864. Grant writes
General Robinson, "I will be very glad of the company of
General Robinson on the trip to Fortress Monroe. General Meade's
authorization will be required however. An extra train leaves here at
8 AM tomorrow. U.S. Grant Lt. Gen." The telegram
authorizing Robinson's permission to accompany Grant states "Headquarters,
Army of the Potomac, March 30th, 1864 to General Jno. C.
Robinson...the commanding Genl. has  no objections to you accompanying
Lt. General Grant to Fort Monroe. S. Williams AAG. Lincoln
appointed Grant General-in-Chief of the Union Army in March 1864.
Newly appointed Lt. General, this trip mentioned is Grant's first
initial trip from Washington to Fort Monroe where the Army of the
Potomac had been moved. There Grant met Butler for the first time and
prepared his army for the move south where he would soon fight Lee at
the Wilderness. 2 items, telegram and ANS by Grant soon after becoming
Commander in Chief. Very fine....................................SOLD
 9229 - GENERAL AND PRESIDENT
U.S. GRANT, Lt. General US Army, Commander and Chief of the
Federal Army, 18th President of the United States. A very large ink
signature of Grant in dark black ink on a partial autograph page,
signature is 3", exceptionally nice...........................SOLD
 9235 - GEORGE H. THOMAS,
His stout defense at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863 saved the Union
Army from being completely routed, earning him his most famous
nickname, the "Rock of Chickamauga." He followed soon after
with a dramatic breakthrough on Missionary Ridge in the Battle of
Chattanooga. In the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of 1864, he achieved
one of the most decisive victories of the war, destroying the army of
Confederate General John Bell Hood, at the Battle of Nashville. Large
ink signature as Major General USA, bold
signature......................................................SOLD
 9237 - GENERAL ROBERT ANDERSON,
The hero of Fort Sumter in April 1861, later commanded in Kentucky,
ink signature as Brig. General, USS.
Scarce.....................................................................SOLD
 9238 - GENERAL JUDSON
KILPATRICK, was an officer in the Union Army during the
American Civil War, achieving the rank of brevet major general. He was
later the United States Minister to Chile, and a failed political
candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. Known as "Kilcavalry"
(or "Kill-Cavalry") for using tactics in battle that were
considered as a reckless disregard for lives of soldiers under his
command, whose homes and towns he devastated, dark ink signature as
Brig. General, some old glue bleed but strong
signature........................................................................SOLD
 9241 - GENERAL PHILIP KEARNEY,
Philip Kearny, Jr. (June 2, 1815 - September 1, 1862) was a
United States Army officer, notable or his leadership in the
Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He was killed in action
in the 1862 Battle of Chantilly. Clipped signature in ink, signed just
Kearney. Very rare, lists for $250 in
Sanders................................................................SOLD
 71146
- GENERAL WILLIAM T. SHERMAN WRITES ON THE DEATH OF GENERAL JOHN A.
LOGAN, 5th Avenue Hotel, NY, December 28th, 1886. A two page
ALS in ink by William T. Sherman to a friend "Haren" on the
death of General John A. Logan just two days prior. Sherman relates to
his friend Haren, "Logan's death was very much more sudden
than I apprehended. He used to be troubled with his throat with too
much speaking in the open air. At first he was angry with me about
putting Howard over him [O. O. Howard] but of late he toned down very
much and was most friendly to me especially the last few years. I feel
very deeply for the family bereaved, I know they enlisted strong hopes
he would become President...W. T. Sherman. John Alexander Logan
(February 9, 1826 - December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and
political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a
General in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the
state of Illinois as a State Senator, Congressman and Senator and was
an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States with
James G. Blaine in the election of 1884. He is regarded as the founder
of Memorial Day.
Sherman is commenting on his
placing O. O. Howard ahead of Logan commanding the Army  of the
Tennessee upon McPherson's death at Atlanta in 1864. Logan has just
ran as a Vice President candidate with James Blaine in 1884 and was
defeated. Logan had just died unexpectedly on December 26th. Letter is
accompanied by two engraving CDV's, one of Logan and one of Sherman.
Three items, an excellent Sherman letter with excellent content, very
fine...................................................................SOLD
 122136
- GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK, ALS by Hancock, one page in
ink, Governor's Isle, NY, April 10th, 1865 thanking a Congressman for
a copy of the Congressional Record that a speech given in Congress on
"American Citizenship" was given. Hancock served with
distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the
Mexican-American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War.
Known to his Army colleagues as "Hancock the Superb", he was
noted in particular for his personal leadership at the Battle of
Gettysburg in 1863. One military historian wrote, "No other Union
general at Gettysburg dominated men by the sheer force of their
presence more completely than Hancock." As another wrote,
"...his tactical skill had won him the quick admiration of
adversaries who had come to know him as the 'Thunderbolt of the Army
of the Potomac'." His military service continued after the Civil
War, as Hancock participated in the military Reconstruction of the
South and the Army's presence at the Western frontier. Framed with a
copy photograph of Hancock in uniform. Overall 14" X 16",
very fine. Gettysburg
Hero....................................................SOLD
122137
- GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK, DS by Hancock from New York
City, January 4th, 1869. One page in ink to Horatio King acknowledging
receipt of the notice for a meeting to be held at Delmonico's in New
York, framed with engraving of Hancock, overall 16" X 22",
very fine. Hancock served with distinction in the Army for four
decades, including service in the Mexican-American War and as a Union
general in the American Civil War. Known to his Army colleagues as
"Hancock the Superb", he was noted in particular for his
personal leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. One military
historian wrote, "No other Union general at Gettysburg dominated
men by the sheer force of their presence more completely than
Hancock." As another wrote, "...his tactical skill had won
him the quick admiration of adversaries who had come to know him as
the 'Thunderbolt of the Army of the Potomac'." His military
service continued after the Civil War, as Hancock participated in the
military Reconstruction of the South and the Army's presence at the
Western frontier. Gettysburg
Hero................................................SOLD
 9233 - GENERAL HENRY HUNT,
Chief of Artillery in the Army of the Potomac during the American
Civil War. Considered by his contemporaries the greatest artillery
tactician and strategist of the war, he was a master of the science of
gunnery and rewrote the manual on the organization and use of
artillery in early modern armies. His courage and tactics affected the
outcome of some of the most significant battles in the war. His
greatest achievement was his skill at Gettysburg. Large ink clip with
rank, Commanding Artillery, Army of the Potomac.
Scarce.............................SOLD
2206 - GENERAL ALFRED ELLET, Nice ink signature as Brig.
General commanding the M.M. Brigade [Mississippi Marine Brigade],
fought at Pea Ridge, converted steamers to rams, Battle of Memphis,
Vicksburg. A very scarce signature war date as Marine
Commander.........................................................SOLD
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