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J(oseph) J. Bartlett.

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J(oseph) J. Bartlett.
Of N.Y. Union Maj. Gen. 27th N.Y. Vol. Infantry, then commanding extensively in Dept. of Potomac through end of war. Noted for his attack up the steep mountainside at the Battle of South Mountain. Losing more than a third of his 1,500 men at the pre-Gettysburg Battle of Salem Church, he also led at the Siege of Petersburg. Surprised by Jeb Stuart at New Baltimore, Va., Bartlett was obliged to fight in his underclothes. Close of A.L.S., to "Col. Tilton, Comdg. Brig." (see Barnes lot above). Edges toned, else fine.