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This item SOLD at 2005 Aug 15 @ 19:36UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT
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EUROPEAN EBONIZED DRESSER BOX. Circa mid 19th century. Hand painted scene on top of lid depicts and peasant mother with child. Underside of lid is marked with three coat of arms with eagles and signed underneath. Once owned by Gen. Stewart Van Vliet of the United States Army (Civil War). Vliet was born at Ferrisburg, Vermont, July 21, 1815. He was appointed to West Point at the age of 21 and graduated in 1840, 9th in his class. He served in the Artillery until 1847, when he became Captain in the Quartermaster Corps. In the Mexican War, he was present at Monterrey and Vera Cruz. He was then in charge of building posts on the Oregon Trail in the late 1840s and 1850s and aided in fitting out the Utah Expedition of 1857.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was promoted to Major in August 1861 and acted as Chief Quartermaster of the Army of the Potomac from August 20 to July 10, 1862, when he was relieved at his own request.
He had been appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers on September 23, 1861, but the commission expired on July 17, 1862, a week after his relief.
For the remainder of the war he was on duty in New York City furnishing transportation and supplies. In October 1864 he was brevetted through all ranks to Brigadier General, U.S. Army, and in 1865 was brevetted Major General, U.S. Army, to rank from March 13, and brevetted Major General from that same date.
He then served as Deputy Quartermaster General with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1866 and Assistant Quartermaster General, with the rank of Colonel six years later. Meanwhile he had served as Chief Quartermaster of various military departments and divisions until his retirement for age in 1881.
He remained in retirement in Washington, D.C. where he died on March 28, 1901He was buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Sarah J. Van Vliet, who died on May 17, 1917, is buried with him. (Courtesy Arlington National Cemetary-www.arlingtoncemetery.net).
Auction Location:
Laurel, Delaware, United States
Previewing Details:
Thursday, June 2, 2005 from 12:00 Noon until 5:00 P.M. (EST)
Friday, June 3, 2005 from 10:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. (EST)
Saturday, June 4, from 8:00 A.M. until 10:00 A.M. (EST)
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Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
999.00 |
15% |
| 1,000.00 |
4,999.00 |
15% |
| 5,000.00 |
Infinite |
15% |
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