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(ARMY OF TENNESSEE GENERALS` ENDORSEMENTS

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(ARMY OF TENNESSEE GENERALS` ENDORSEMENTS
<b>52. ARMY OF TENNESSEE GENERALS' ENDORSEMENTS </b>A superb grouping of four war-date Army of Tennessee general's endorsements penned on the verso of a "<i>Special Requisition</i>", 1p. 4to., Grenada, Miss., [n.d.], in which surgeon W. W. Hart requests that a clerk be appointed to fulfill various duties in the Grenada General Hospital. On the verso first appears an E.S. of <b>BRAXTON BRAGG</b> (1817-1876), signed in Murfreesboro, Dec. 19, 1862 referring the request to Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton asking that the request be granted; there follows an A.E.S. of <b>ALEXANDER P. STEWART </b>(1821-1908), signed with rank at the headquarters of the 2nd Brig., 1st Div., in part: "<i>The man is detained by the Post Surgeon at Grenada Miss. without proper authority. I would resp'y ask that he be ordered to send him to his company...</i>"; followed by an A.E.S. of <b>BENJAMIN F. CHEATHAM</b> (1820-1886), who forwards the requisition and signs with rank; with a final E.S. of <b>LEONIDAS POLK</b> (1806-1864), in part: "<i>...and approved. L. Polk</i>". Bragg's signature just a tad light, Stewart's very slightly feathered, in otherwise very good condition. A very rare combination of war-date signatures! <b>$2,500-3,500</b>