A Fine Selection of Manuscripts and Documents - Session 2

JOSHUA B. HOWELL: (? - 1864) Union brigadier general who led a regiment at Fair Oaks and at the siege of Fort Wagner, fatally injured in a fall from h

FITZHUGH LEE: (1835 - 1905) Confederate major general and nephew of Robert E. Lee. Fitzhugh Lee directed cavalry in Stuart's ride around McClell...

SAMUEL P. LEE: (1812 - 1897) Union rear admiral and a relative of Robert E. Lee, he commanded various blockading squadrons and was active at Vicksburg

(ROBERT E. LEE): Excellent 1898 steel engraving on parchment, 10" x 13", depicts Lee half-length in uniform looking at the viewer, pencil ...

(A LOCK OF ROBERT E. LEE`S HAIR): An extraordinary relic, a lock of 10-15 strands of Robert E. Lee's hair. The lock was removed by us from a lar...

THADDEUS S. C. LOWE: (1832 - 1913) American balloonist whose Union balloon corps tracked enemy movements, most notably at Fair Oaks where observations

STEPHEN R. MALLORY: (1813 - 1873) Confederate Secretary of the Navy. large, bold signature adding his state "Florida". Closely-cut, else v...

GEORGE A. MCCALL: (1802 - 1868) Union brigadier general who led a division in the Army of the Potomac, captured at New Market Cross Roads and sent to

SAMUEL MCGOWEN: (1819 - 1897) Confederate brigadier general who led a brigade during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, fought at Cedar Mountain, Second

CHRISTOPHER G. MEMMINGER: (1803 - 1888) Confederate Secretary of the Treasury and a drafter of the Constitution of the Confederate States. A scarce 16