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J. E. B. Stuart

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J. E. B. Stuart

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Auction Date:2011 Jul 13 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
War-dated handwritten endorsement, signed “J. E. B. Stuart, Major Genl,” dated April 22, 1863, on the reverse of an 8 x 6.5 manuscript document signed by Captain A. Maben Hobson, regarding James Foster. The document reads, in part: “James Foster was a 12 month volunteer in Co. D. 18 VA Battalion of Artillery…he claimed to be a British subject & rec’d his papers as such from the British Consul…he enlisted in my company & has been a good soldier ever since.” Endorsed on the bottom of the reverse, “Approved & respectfully forwarded. J.E.B. Stuart, Major Genl.” Two earlier endorsements appear above Stuart’s, one dated April 19, 1863, signed by W. C. Wickham, stating Foster “is one of my best men and was not liable to conscription”; and another endorsement written in another hand, signed “Fitz Lee, Brig. Gen’l Cmd.” Right panel bears one more endorsement, written and signed by Walter Taylor. Professionally silked on the document side, two vertical folds, scattered toning and soiling, paper loss to top edge, and show-through from reverse, otherwise very good condition.

Foster was one of the many Englishmen who played active roles in the Confederacy during the Civil War—a loyalty stemming from shared beliefs with those who were their neighbors in such cosmopolitan cities New Orleans. Southern leaders enticed men like Foster to join their cause, where most proved to be “a good soldier.” About a week after Stuart lent his endorsement to this document, he participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville, and on May 2, 1863, joined Stonewall Jackson on his famous flanking march and pursuit of retreating Union forces. During this encounter, Stuart learned Jackson had been wounded, resulting in his assuming command of an infantry corps. Though serving as an infantry commander for only a few days, Stuart received high marks for his strong and well-coordinated attack against Union troops at Chancellorsville. A great war-dated document leading up to a major Civil War battle.
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