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Civil War Union Generals Autographs Sickles more

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Civil War Union Generals Autographs Sickles more
<B>Union Generals</B></I> A good collection of 15 pieces consisting of letters and documents signed by Civil War Union generals. Includes: <B>Daniel Sickles</B></I> A.L.S. New York, Janaury8, 1893 to Governor Boutwell, concerning the case of Admiral Franklin; <B>Daniel Butterfield</B></I> A.L.S. on mourning stationery, New York, no date , recommending speakers for a reunion. Together with a signature adding rank and "<I>Chancellorsville Gettysburgh</B></I>", 1863; <B>Rufus Ingalls</B></I> A.L.S., New York, July 17, 1874 to Secretary of War William Belknap complaining of Hamilton Fish's blocking Montgomery Meigs' nomination as Minister of Russia: "<I>...If Sickles could be made Minister to Spain before the Law of 1870, Genl. Meigs as a retired officer, certainly can now be appointed to Russia - Mr. Fish probably dislikes it because he did not suggest it, or wants a friend of his own sent there...</B></I>"; <B>Gordon Granger</B></I> signature with sentiment, 1866; <B>James B. Fry</B></I> L.S. West Point, January 11, 1855 ordering the appointment of John G. Foster as an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering; <B>Adam Badeu</B></I> A.L.S. Tannersville, July 27, 1885 ; <B>John N. Brannan</B></I> A.L.S. New London, January 25, 1867; <B>John R. Brooke</B></I> A.N.S. Fort Shaw, February 4, 1888; <B>Henry B. Carrington</B></I> A.N.S. Crawfordsville, June 12, 1880; <B>John B. Carr</B></I> A.L.S. Troy, April 26, 1876 accepting thre resignation of Colonel Joseph Egolf and honoring his service; <B>Robert G. Harper</B></I> A.L.S. March, 27, 1824; <B>William S. Smith</B></I> A.L.S. Cincinnati, May 17, 1862; <B>John de Courcy</B></I> A.L.S. Lexington, Kentucky, January 23, 1864, "<I>...I believe you have been made acquainted with the harsh treatment I received from General Burnside on the 9th of Sept last when I entered Cumberland Gap, with my command from the Kentucky side, some hours before he did, with his troops from the Tennessee side... I made complaint three months ago, and again on the 3rd Inst.... but as yet no notice has been taken... And when I remember the pranks played by Brigadiers, and Major Generals, who to save their lives could not have told me in technical terms the difference between a Column 'left' or one 'right in front' - I now not - cannot understand why the enemy has not succeeded continuously...</B></I>"; <B>George Guiney</B></I> A.L.S. New York, January 19, 1865. Together, fifteen pieces in very good to very fine condition. <I>From the Henry E. Luhrs Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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