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Lot 350
Virginia Theater, Army of the Potomac - Six Union Generals. Six items signed by six Union generals: Alpheus S. Williams ALS ("A. Williams"), 2 pages, 8¼ x 5¼ in., Head Qrs. 3d Brigade, Bunker Hill, Ma., Mar. 6, 1862, to Gen. Hamilton during Stonewall Jackson's spring 1862 campaign through the Shenandoah Valley: "…the route to W[inchester] is strongly fortified. The slopes of the mountains which run parallel to the W. pike are dug with rifle pits, & there is a battery or an earth works which commands the road. They can be turned I think four miles from this…My impression is…that Jackson intends to make a stand at W. If the thing is properly managed we can make a great point…."
Samuel D. Sturgis ADS ("S.D. Sturgis"), 1 page, 9½ x 8 in., Head Quarters Reserve Army Corps, Washington, June 11, 1862, to Wm. C. Rawolle, A.D.C. &c Ass't Insp Gen'l. General Orders No. 1: "Pursuant to instructions from the War Department, the undersigned hereby assumes command of all the forces in and about the city of Washington, except such as may be required by Brig. Gen'l Wadsworth….Such of these troops as are north of the Potomac will hold themselves in readiness to move at a moments warning." Mounting remnants on verso.
Robert H. Milroy ALS ("R.H. Milroy"), 1 page, 9¾ x 7¾ in., Head Quarters Milroy's Indpt. Va. Bgd, Neat Ft. DeCalb Alxr Co., Va., Sept. 27, 1862, to the President (Abraham Lincoln), recommending Capt. Donn Piatt for a position as Brig. Gen.: "Plenty of brains - highly intellectual & cultivated. brave cool & energetic with heart & soul in the cause…"
Henry Jackson Hunt ALS ("H.J. Hunt"), 1½ pages, Office of Chief of Artillery, Army of the Potomac, Feb. 2, 1863, to Gen. Sprague: "McMahons battery is going to the dogs for want of a man….I recommend Patrick Hart [who] was the driver of my howitzer at the Garita San Cosme and…is the best man I know for the position…."
Frank Wheaton ALS, 1 page, 8 x 5 in., Harpers Ferry, Va., Feb. 27, 1864, to Senator H.B. Anthony: "…I would be very much obliged for one of the Secretary of Wars Reports…One of McClellans reports and…two of the Conduct of the War reports."
Seth Williams ALS ("S. Williams"), 3 pages, Head-Quarters, Army of the Potomac, Mar. 11, 1864, to Sidney Webster, sending signatures (not present) of Generals Grant, Meade, and Ingalls for the Fair. The U.S. Sanitary Commission held fairs to raise funds to support sick and wounded Union soldiers. In 1864 President Lincoln signed a limited edition run of 48 copies of the Emancipation Proclamation, to be sold for $10 each at the Philadelphia Sanitary Fair, the funds to be used to hire nurses, buy medication, etc. (6 items).
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
Christie's New York, June 9, 2004, lot 346.
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