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CSA General Thomas L. Rosser's Copy of Egmont

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CSA General Thomas L. Rosser's Copy of Egmont
<B>Confederate General Thomas L. Rosser's Copy of Goethe's <I>Egmont</B></I>.</B></I> Thomas Lafayette Rosser moved to Texas at the age of 13 from his native Virginia and later succeeded in obtaining an appointment to West Point. Unfortunately, before he could graduate, the Civil War broke out, and President Lincoln ordered the entire senior class of which Rosser was a part into the field. Rosser sided with the Confederacy and was commissioned a first lieutenant and first served with the famed Washington Artillery of New Orleans. But he was destined for greatness commanding a regiment at Gettysburg and rising to the rank of major general of the famous 5th Virginia Cavalry under J.E.B. Stuart. <BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I> <I>The Tharpe Collection of American Military History</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Exhibited:</B></I> <I>The Liberty Heritage Society Museum</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)