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Civil War General J.E.B. Stuart DS

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Civil War General J.E.B. Stuart DS
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Rare and important Civil War document by Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart on lined paper, beautifully signed ''J.E.B. Stuart Major Genl Comdg'' in the lower right hand corner. Dated 10 May 1863, Stuart writes about his right-hand man and cousin, Channing Price, who was killed in the Battle of Chancellorsville. As an Assistant Adjutant General, Price wrote countless letters often dictated by Stuart. A few of Price's letters centering on Stuart's raids are among the most quoted of all the writings of his staff officers. Stuart's letter reads in part: ''It becomes my painful duty to announce to the Division the death, from wounds received in action, of Major Channing Price, Asst: Adjt: General, Cavalry Division. This gallant officer while at the post of duty near the Furnace, in Spottsylvania County...received a fatal wound, which in a few hours deprived the Division Staff of its most efficient member...Surely Death loves a shining man. The purest and best have fallen: let their spirits animate those of us who survive...'' Document is written in elegant cursive and is in near fine condition.