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Rare General A. P. Hill Endorsement Signed

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Rare General A. P. Hill Endorsement Signed
<B>Rare Confederate General Ambrose P. Hill Endorsement Signed</B></I> "<I>A.P. Hill</B></I>", one page, 3" x 2.25", framed and matted under glass (25" x 20" overall) with a print of Hill and plaque, np, April 2, 1863. The endorsement reads: "<I>H. Qrs A.P. Hill's Light Division, April 2, 1863, Respectfully forwarded</B></I>" to which Hill has written "<I>disapproved. I prefer Prv(?) Falman(?) being examined by my own engineers. A. P. Hill, Maj. Genl</B></I>". Hill's Light Division distinguished itself in the Seven Days Battle, Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Antietam and Fredericksburg. Hill was killed by a Union soldier at Petersburg seven days before Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Framed (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)