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WHARTON, GABRIEL C.

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WHARTON, GABRIEL C.
<b>67. GABRIEL C. WHARTON</b> (1824-1906) Confederate brigade general who commanded troops in the Shenandoah Valley, principally at New Market and Waynesboro. Great war-date E.S. "<i>G.C. Wharton</i>" as colonel, 1p. folio, "<i>Headquarters, Dept. of W. Va.</i>", June 13, 1863 declaring that a certain Martin Conner is a native of England and would like to serve as a substitute in the 30th Battalion Virginia Sharpshooters. Wharton approves and forwards the document on the verso. A rare unit to find material from, the 30th served throughout East Tennessee and the Shenandoah Valley only to be disbanded after Wharton's command was ruined at the battle Waynesboro in 1865. Overall a very rare document. Very good to fine.<b>$800-1,200</b>