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Kentucky Confederate Generals Signature Lot

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD
Kentucky Confederate Generals Signature Lot
<B>Lot of 7 Signatures From Four Kentucky Confederate Generals.</B></I> Generals Breckinridge, Buckner, Duke and Helm are represented here as follows:<BR><B>John C. Breckinridge</B></I>- clipped signature, moderate foxing. Good condition.<BR><B>Simon Bolivar Buckner</B></I>- signature card, fine condition.<BR><B>Simon Bolivar Buckner</B></I>- Endorsement on partially printed Confederate receipt. Ink stains, else fine condition.<BR><B>Basil Duke</B></I>- signature card, very fine condition.<BR><B>Basil Duke</B></I>- ALS, 2 pages, 8" x 11.5", November 27, 1864, Mossy Creek, Tennessee, to a Captain J. D. Landford. In this very rare letter Duke conveys intelligence about Union forces around Knoxville by writing, "<I>...the 10th Michigan Regt is at the Plains, numbering about 300 and that the rest of their forces is at the Fair Grounds...</B></I>". Basil Duke assumed command of John Hunt Morgan's forces upon the latter's death in September, 1864.<BR><B>Basil Duke</B></I>- ALS, one page, 7.25" x 9", November 29, 1864, Mossy Creek, Tennessee, to Captain Landford. A continuance of Duke's correspondence regarding Yankee positions and plans. Fine condition.<BR><B>Ben Hardin Helm</B></I>- clipped signature of famed Orphan Brigade general who was killed at Chickamauga. Stains and fading, good condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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