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Major General Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana

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Major General Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana
<B>Major General Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana Unsigned Affidavit Concerning Union Secret Agent.</B></I> Two page statement, written on August 31, 1882 in Monroe, Orange County, New York, of former Union Major General Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana. The document does not contain Dana's name, but he is the only officer whose service matches the details contained within. The affidavit is in support of payment to R. C. Hutchison for his work as a secret agent in the service of the United States Army during the Civil War. The document mentions Hutchison's service as an agent in the District of Vicksburg to not only Dana, but Generals McPherson, W.T. Sherman, Slocum and others. The document is 8" x 12.5" and in good condition with staining and corrosion. Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana (1822-1905) graduated the United States Military Academy in 1842. He served as an officer in the 7th United States Infantry during the Mexican War, being so severely wounded at the Battle of Cerro Gordo that he had been left for dead. He continued to serve in the army after his recovery up to his resignation in 1855. On October 2, 1861 he re-entered the Army, being appointed as colonel and commander of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, which he led at the Union disaster at the Battle of Ball's Bluff, Virginia. In early 1862 he was promoted to brigadier general, US Volunteers, and commanded a brigade in the II Corps during the Peninsular Campaign, and the Battles of Second Bull Run and Antietam. At the Battle of Antietam, while leading his brigade in the brutal fighting around the Dunker Church and in the West Woods, he was severely wounded and incapacitated from further field service. He returned to active duty in July 1863, having been promoted to major general, US Volunteers. He assumed commanded the Department of Vicksburg in August 1864. He resigned his commission on May 5, 1865, only days after the steamboat <I>sultana,</B></I> sailing from Vicksburg, exploded and sank with the loss of 1700 repatriated Union soldiers.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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