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General John B. Gordon Autograph Letter Signed

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General John B. Gordon Autograph Letter Signed
<B>General John B. Gordon Autograph Letter Signed</B></I>, on United States Senate Chamber letterhead, Washington, DC, March 22, 1877. One of Robert E. Lee's most trusted commanders during the Civil War, John Brown Gordon (1832-1904) became an outspoken opponent of Reconstruction and "Grand Dragon" of the Georgia Ku Klux Klan, an association he denied during Congressional testimony in 1871. The letter reads in full "<I>Dear Sir: I thank you for your complimentary letter and enclose as requested my autograph-Very Respectfully, J. B. Gordon</B></I>". Fine with original folds.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)