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Robert E. Lee Handwritten & Signed War Telegram

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Robert E. Lee Handwritten & Signed War Telegram
<B>Robert E. Lee Handwritten and Signed War Telegram.</B></I> Confederate War telegram dated June 5, 1862 addressed from Goldsboro, North Carolina to General Lee. Signed, "T. H. Holmes', General Theophilus Hunter Holmes was a Lieutenant General who saw action at 1st Manassas and commanded a division at Seven Days. Countersigned on verso by Robert E. Lee as follows: "<I>Respectfully submitted For the information Of the President RE Lee 5 June 1862</B></I>". <BR><BR>A unique war telegram measuring 6.5" x 4.875" with a handwritten note to President Jefferson Davis and signed by General Lee, this telegram is cased in a nice gray bound slipcover with gold engraved title.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Collectibles (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)