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Lilley, Robert - Rare ALS

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 850.00 USD
Lilley, Robert - Rare ALS
<Our item number 111490><B>Lilley, Robert.</B> &#40;1836-1886&#41; C.S.A. general; wounded 3 times including Stephenson&#39;s Depot. He was cited for gallantry at Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas, and Gettysburg; aappointed Brigadier General in May &#39;63 and given command of Early&#39;s brigade. In July 1864 he was seriously wounded and captured near Winchester, losing an arm, but was rescued four days later. In November 1864, he was given command of the reserve forces of the Valley District, where he served for the rest of the War. <BR><BR>Rare Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>R.D. Lilley</I>,&#34; 2 pp &#40;recto/verso&#41;, Nashville, Tenn., 20 Dec. 1867. To his sister, Mrs. M. E. Templeton, in Burke&#39;s Mills, Virginia, regarding Christmas presents for his nieces and his work as financial agent for the &#34;college&#34; [his alma mater, Washington College, now Washington and Lee University] and mentioning being in Nashville for &#34;<I>the meeting of the Genl Assembly of the Presbyterian Church</I>&#34; [he was a member of the Presbyterian Synod of Virginia]. The letter is brittle and in poor condition, with old tape repairs, damp stains, and edge tears; it is, however, still legible, and Lilley&#39;s rare signature is untouched by the above-mentioned problems. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;750-850. <BR><BR>Our item number 111490<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://64.60.141.195/photos/40jpegs/111490.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>