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DIX, JOHN A.

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DIX, JOHN A.
(1798 - 1879) Union major general most remembered for his threat to shoot anyone hauling down the American flag, and his suppression of the bloody New York draft riots. War-date A.L.S. ""John A. Dix"" 2pp. 8vo., New York, March 31, 1864 on Head Quarters, Department of the East letterhead to Horace Webster concerning a Military Academy appointment. In part: ""...Mr. Jones McCoy who will hand you this is desirous of getting his son into the academyà"". Very good.