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Union General John Sedgewick CDV and ANS

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Union General John Sedgewick CDV and ANS
<B>Union General John Sedgewick CDV and Autograph Note Signed.</B></I> "<I>John Sedgewick</B></I>". One page (clipped from a document) 3.5" x 2.5", with writing on the verso, Hampton, Virginia, April 2, 1862, in fine condition. The note addresses a charge of desertion against one "<I>Lt. Alfred D. Hynes</B></I>". It reads in part: "<I>…This is a case of desertion, and I recommend that his name be stricken from the rolls…</B></I>". This lot also includes a CDV of a seated Sedgewick, clear and sharp, with E.& H. T. Anthony backmark, in fine condition. Both items are neatly displayed in a Riker mount with a scene of Sedgewick's death clipped from a magazine. Sedgewick (1813-1864) was killed by a Confederate sharpshooter at Spotsylvania in 1864.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Large Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)