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CSA MAJ GENERAL JOSEPH B. KERSHA ALS

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:560.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
CSA MAJ GENERAL JOSEPH B. KERSHA ALS
<B>CONFEDERATE MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH B. KERSHAW BIOGRAPHICAL CONTENT AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED.</B></I> twice "<I>J. B. Kershaw</B></I>" and "<I>Joseph Brevard Kershaw</B></I>" three pages, 7.75" x 9.75", Camden, South Carolina, August 12, 1877 to Rodney A. Marcus summarizing his Civil War career. After apologizing for the "<I>imperfections... I have not had time to refer to paper, & write form memory...</B></I>" he summarizes his impressive career, in part: "<I>While Colonel participated in Battles of Ft. Sumter, April 1861, and Manassas and Bull Run July 18 to 21, 1861... As Brigadier engaged at Williamsburg... Savage State and Malverne sic Hill... Maryland Heights (Harper's Ferry) Sept. 1862 Sharpesburg sic (Antietam) Sept. 1862... Stone wall at Fredericksburg... At Chancellorsville, and Fredericksburg May 1863, at Gettysburg July 1863, at Chickamauga Sept. 1863...Chattanooga & Look Out Mountain... Knoxville... Commanded Mr Lewis' Division consisting of Kershaw's Bryan's... Woffor'd and Humphrey's... Brigades & at the Wilderness May 6th, 1864, at Spotsylvania C. H. may 8th '64... Cold Harbor... Petersburg... Deep Bottom & Darbytown at Front Royal... On the Lines below Richmond Decr. 1864... Sailor's sic Creek, April 7th covering the rear of the army...</B></I>" More fine content. Neatly tipped to a larger sheet, usual folds, else very fine condition. After the war, Kershaw went on to serve as an attorney and politician. Great recollections of a distinguished military career. Despite a long life, for some reason Kershaw remains exceptionally scarce -- and this is a fine specimen. <BR><B><BR>Provenance:</B></I><B><I> </B></I></B></I><I>From the Henry E. Luhrs Collection. Accompanied by LOA from PSA/DNA. </B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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