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Admiral David Porter Autograph Letter Signed From Vicksburg in 1863 During the Famous Campaign: ''.

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Admiral David Porter Autograph Letter Signed From Vicksburg in 1863 During the Famous Campaign: ''.

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Auction Date:2013 Jul 23 @ 17:00 (UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST)
Location:11901 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
Civil War Admiral David Dixon Porter autograph letter signed, ''D.D. Porter'' to his mother. Datelined Vicksburg, 15 June 1863 it reads: ''...I send you our weekly...it will give you all the news. We are fighting terrifically here. Vicksburg will soon be ours it is a mere question of time...[T]here is no hope for the Rebels...I look upon a Commander now as about equal to a Lieutenant. Commanding in olden times, an admiralship amounts to nothing without pay and the admiral may get captains pay - a commander gets commander's pay...I could wash my hands of the whole concern. I am so sick of any politicians...'' Just months earlier, Porter had famously run the Confederate gauntlet at Vicksburg to help General Grant secure the city, which happened just a few weeks after this letter. 3pp. on card-style stationery measures 5.25'' x 8.5''. Staining along horizontal fold, else near fine.
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