LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 June Civil War Grand Format Auction #663  / 

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General Robert E. Lee's 'General Order Number 9'

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
General Robert E. Lee's 'General Order Number 9'
<B>General Robert E. Lee's "General Order Number 9" Done in Calligraphy by an Artist in 1868.</B></I> This calligraphic "General Order Number 9" which concerns the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House that all but ended the Civil War, was done in January 1868 by an artist named F. P. Gutter ? and is a beautiful rendition of Lee's address. Completed in pen and ink, at the top is an intricate drawing of the Virginia state seal below the motto "Sic Semper Tyrranis", the Latin motto when translated means "thus always to tyrants", flanked by two hummingbirds holding a ribbon with the words "Appomattox C. H.. April 10, 1865 - General Orders No. 9". The text of the Order is artistically done in the center of the oval piece which measures 12" x 15". At the bottom, below the text, appears a battle scene with cannon and debris strewn across the battlefield emblematic of the end of the war. <BR><BR>This is a very attractive rendition of the famous General Order Number 9 that ended the war, in very good condition, and framed in a period walnut oval frame. <BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I> <I>The Tharpe Collection of American Military History</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Exhibited:</B></I> <I>The Liberty Heritage Society Museum</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Framed - with Glass, Medium (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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