{"title":"Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Civil War Collection preserves the voices and records of America’s defining conflict through original letters, military orders, commissions, photographs, currency, and other historic documents. Featuring Union and Confederate officers, soldiers, political leaders, and civilians, these artifacts reveal the decisions, hardships, and personal experiences that shaped the war and its aftermath. 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Harmon B. Schlitz\u003c\/strong\u003e is \"temporarily assigned to duty in Co. C\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAQQBQ\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; list-style: circle;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"x_T286Pc\" style=\"border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-complete=\"true\" class=\"x_Yjhzub\"\u003eLieut. Alonzo Rippmett\u003c\/strong\u003e is \"temporarily assigned to duty in Co. B\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAQQBg\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"x_T286Pc\" style=\"border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-complete=\"true\" class=\"x_Yjhzub\"\u003eSigned by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wm. B. Cornell (Major Comd'g 2d NY Vetry.) and Jos. B. 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The 2nd New York Infantry Regiment's two-year service enlistment ended around this time. The majority of the regiment was mustered out of service in Troy, NY, on May 26, 1863. The men who had enlisted for a three-year term were transferred to the 70th New York Infantry Regiment. 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Caloue, the Regiment's Commander, and countersigned by Horace R. St. John, the Adjutant of the Regiment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 180th REGIMENT OF Ohio Vol. Infantry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(To all who shall see these presents, greeting:)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnow Ye, That reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism valor fidelity and abilities of Ezekiel G. Stelts I do hereby appoint him Corporal in Company F, of the 180th Regiment of Ohio Infantry, in the service of the UNITED STATES, to rank as such from the 2nd day of Oct. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four; he is therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Corporal by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And I do strictly charge and require all Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers under his command to be obedient to his orders as Corporal. 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Mason (1798–1871), U.S. Senator from Virginia and later Confederate diplomat, best known as author of the Fugitive Slave Act and a central figure in antebellum American politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDated Selma, Alabama, April 20, 1857, this letter was written during Mason’s Senate tenure at a pivotal moment in U.S. history, the same year as the Dred Scott decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe letter discusses:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbsence from the U.S. Senate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic service obligations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinancial remittance of approximately $300\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOngoing political and administrative matters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned clearly at conclusion: “J. M. Mason”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMason was one of the most influential Southern politicians of his era and later served as a Confederate envoy to Great Britain. 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T. Beauregard”) 1861","description":"\u003cp\u003e1861 P.G.T. BEAUREGARD Confederate Battle Flag Letter to Gen Johnston CIVIL WAR AUTOGRAPH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2485\"\u003eHistoric Confederate Flag Design Discussion – Southern Cross Origins – Sept. 5, 1861\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"rmw5tv\" data-start=\"2487\" data-end=\"2501\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2503\" data-end=\"2719\"\u003eExceptional original Civil War autograph letter attributed to Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard, written September 5, 1861 to General Joseph E. Johnston during the critical early months of the American Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2721\" data-end=\"2874\"\u003eThis remarkable manuscript discusses proposed Confederate battle flag designs immediately following the Battle of First Manassas\/Bull Run and references:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-start=\"2876\" data-end=\"3085\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ey6rwm\" data-start=\"2876\" data-end=\"2904\"\u003e\nbattlefield flag confusion\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ba8nnz\" data-start=\"2905\" data-end=\"2939\"\u003e\nseparate “peace” and “war” flags\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qgbrda\" data-start=\"2940\" data-end=\"2969\"\u003e\ndiagonal blue cross designs\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1d7w7bn\" data-start=\"2970\" data-end=\"2999\"\u003e\nstars placed upon the cross\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"an5afw\" data-start=\"3000\" data-end=\"3042\"\u003e\nConfederate Flag Committee deliberations\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"bllbku\" data-start=\"3043\" data-end=\"3085\"\u003e\ncommunication with William Porcher Miles\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3087\" data-end=\"3200\"\u003eThe letter contains one of the clearest contemporary discussions of the emerging Confederate battle flag concept:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote data-start=\"3202\" data-end=\"3283\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3204\" data-end=\"3283\"\u003e“…battle flags made of red, with two blue bars crossing each other diagonally…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3285\" data-end=\"3416\"\u003eThis language directly parallels the development of the Confederate Southern Cross battle flag later adopted by Confederate armies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1r8703y\" data-start=\"3418\" data-end=\"3443\"\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3444\" data-end=\"3504\"\u003eMuseum-level Confederate flag history artifact connected to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-start=\"3505\" data-end=\"3620\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1pfozn7\" data-start=\"3505\" data-end=\"3529\"\u003e\nGen. P.G.T. Beauregard\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xeygnj\" data-start=\"3530\" data-end=\"3555\"\u003e\nGen. Joseph E. Johnston\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"4ib1gc\" data-start=\"3556\" data-end=\"3579\"\u003e\nWilliam Porcher Miles\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ol2kjf\" data-start=\"3580\" data-end=\"3620\"\u003e\norigins of the Confederate battle flag\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1uef3h1\" data-start=\"3622\" data-end=\"3635\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3636\" data-end=\"3769\"\u003eOriginal period folds, light edge wear, minor toning, and age-related handling wear. Strong legibility and excellent display quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1a8qj0\" data-start=\"3771\" data-end=\"3791\"\u003eCollector Appeal\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3792\" data-end=\"3837\"\u003eAn elite Confederate manuscript suitable for:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-start=\"3838\" data-end=\"3965\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"125tn5a\" data-start=\"3838\" data-end=\"3870\"\u003e\nadvanced Civil War collections\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g13eh4\" data-start=\"3871\" data-end=\"3900\"\u003e\nConfederate flag historians\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rsdfvl\" data-start=\"3901\" data-end=\"3927\"\u003e\nmuseums and institutions\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1bu9iko\" data-start=\"3928\" data-end=\"3965\"\u003e\nautograph and manuscript collectors\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3967\" data-end=\"4070\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eRarely do surviving Confederate letters document the actual design evolution of the battle flag itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) pb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:1b52ef98-fbd7-4452-a477-fd33be894fcc-0\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"relative w-full overflow-visible\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:1b52ef98-fbd7-4452-a477-fd33be894fcc-0\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:1b52ef98-fbd7-4452-a477-fd33be894fcc-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"847f1a00-c67a-4b83-a3bc-7fc8944310ef\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4154\" data-end=\"4313\"\u003eThis historically important manuscript discusses proposed Confederate battle flag designs during the earliest months of the Civil War, including references to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4315\" data-end=\"4466\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"vcfjw\" data-start=\"4315\" data-end=\"4331\"\u003e“battle flags”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1sa72hk\" data-start=\"4332\" data-end=\"4351\"\u003ered field designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1sycr7d\" data-start=\"4352\" data-end=\"4375\"\u003ediagonal blue crosses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1bioj8v\" data-start=\"4376\" data-end=\"4396\"\u003eplacement of stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"qgfye9\" data-start=\"4397\" data-end=\"4434\"\u003ebattlefield identification concerns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"vvkec8\" data-start=\"4435\" data-end=\"4466\"\u003ewhite\/yellow\/gold fringe trim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4468\" data-end=\"4662\"\u003eThe letter appears connected to the Confederate Flag Committee debates and may reference William Porcher Miles, one of the most influential figures in development of the Confederate battle flag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4664\" data-end=\"4699\"\u003eKey excerpt includes discussion of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"4701\" data-end=\"4782\"\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"4703\" data-end=\"4782\"\u003e“…battle flags made of red, with two blue bars crossing each other diagonally…”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4784\" data-end=\"4919\"\u003eThis is an exceptional and highly displayable Confederate manuscript relating directly to the evolution of the Confederate battle flag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1dr5t50\" data-start=\"4921\" data-end=\"4932\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4933\" data-end=\"5214\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jarw66\" data-start=\"4933\" data-end=\"4967\"\u003eOriginal autograph letter signed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ovoom6\" data-start=\"4968\" data-end=\"4993\"\u003eDate: September 5, 1861\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"n31zyj\" data-start=\"4994\" data-end=\"5032\"\u003eAuthor: Brig. Gen. Samuel T. Benning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ofqt1q\" data-start=\"5033\" data-end=\"5069\"\u003eRecipient: Gen. Joseph E. Johnston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1fw1zov\" data-start=\"5070\" data-end=\"5104\"\u003eCivil War Confederate manuscript\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xn1at3\" data-start=\"5105\" data-end=\"5129\"\u003eInk on laid\/wove paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1b4bmv4\" data-start=\"5130\" data-end=\"5146\"\u003eApprox. 1 page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13urpu6\" data-start=\"5147\" data-end=\"5174\"\u003eStrong historical content\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"i7bg36\" data-start=\"5175\" data-end=\"5214\"\u003eGuaranteed original period manuscript\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1uef3h1\" data-start=\"5216\" data-end=\"5229\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5230\" data-end=\"5371\"\u003eVery good antique condition with expected folds, edge wear, minor toning, and age-related handling wear. Ink remains dark and highly legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1r8703y\" data-start=\"5373\" data-end=\"5398\"\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5399\" data-end=\"5485\"\u003eMuseum-quality Confederate flag history artifact with significant crossover appeal to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"5486\" data-end=\"5606\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"5hx0px\" data-start=\"5486\" data-end=\"5508\"\u003eCivil War collectors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1eg4e9u\" data-start=\"5509\" data-end=\"5544\"\u003eConfederate manuscript collectors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ehjcnp\" data-start=\"5545\" data-end=\"5574\"\u003evexillology\/flag historians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1f3yd02\" data-start=\"5575\" data-end=\"5606\"\u003emilitary history institutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5608\" data-end=\"5709\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA rare opportunity to acquire a documented early Confederate battle flag discussion letter from 1861.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"bazaar-slot-visibility-timeout\" data-test-id=\"bazaar-slot-visibility-timeout\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"6f4a377c-4276-4d79-b3da-782eeebe269f\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"relative w-full overflow-visible\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars 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flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"091de8ff-d81c-43d7-b331-420b174b64e0\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"145\"\u003eIf this letter is actually \u003cstrong data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"93\"\u003efrom General P. G. T. Beauregard rather than Samuel T. Benning\u003c\/strong\u003e, the historical importance increases substantially.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"539\"\u003eThe signature at first glance does resemble “S. T. Benning Genl,” but the content itself is very strongly associated with \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003eP. G. T. Beauregard\u003c\/span\u003e and the Confederate battle flag controversy of 1861. Beauregard was one of the principal advocates for adopting a distinct Confederate battle flag because of confusion between Confederate and Union national colors at First Manassas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"574\"\u003eThe references in your letter to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"715\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"c5f6zq\" data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"599\"\u003ebattlefield confusion,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1wqkjgj\" data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"635\"\u003eseparate “peace” and “war” flags,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ckbaid\" data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"660\"\u003ediagonal blue crosses,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1vcyfk5\" data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"682\"\u003estars on the cross,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"lznila\" data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"715\"\u003eand communication with “Miles”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"764\"\u003eall fit Beauregard extremely well historically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"878\"\u003eWilliam Porcher Miles famously proposed the diagonal cross design that evolved into the Confederate battle flag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"bqvnip\" data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"908\"\u003eIf Authored by Beauregard\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"935\"\u003eValue rises dramatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1d9kq67\" data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"956\"\u003eEstimated Value\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1007\"\u003eAssuming authentic and attributable to Beauregard:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1179\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1l0m88h\" data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1045\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1045\"\u003e$10,000–25,000+ retail\/auction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"x3sp0r\" data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1179\"\u003ePossibly higher with:\u003cul data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1179\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hxf71\" data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1100\"\u003eprofessional transcription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"gqcdm0\" data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1119\"\u003eauthentication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1b0ltwp\" data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1179\"\u003epublication or citation in Confederate flag scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1309\"\u003eA Beauregard letter directly discussing early Confederate battle flag development is elite-tier Confederate manuscript material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1224e1i\" data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1328\"\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1354\"\u003eBeauregard was arguably:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1573\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"134tmqx\" data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1453\"\u003ethe single loudest military advocate for a distinctive battle flag after First Bull Run\/Manassas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1cdl7gs\" data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003edirectly connected to Johnston and Miles in these debates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19xqqq3\" data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1573\"\u003ecentral to the adoption of the Southern Cross battle flag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1652\"\u003eThis letter appears to describe the conceptual transition toward that emblem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"14ipg2g\" data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1672\"\u003eSignature Issue\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1674\" data-end=\"1709\"\u003eThe signature is difficult because:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1710\" data-end=\"1910\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"kuv3xc\" data-start=\"1710\" data-end=\"1821\"\u003eBeauregard often abbreviated as:\u003cul data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1821\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"kci9ou\" data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1767\"\u003e“G. T. Beauregard”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ac1vf4\" data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003e“P. G. T. Beauregard”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"18rrqry\" data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1821\"\u003e“G. T. Beauregard Genl”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"5doaml\" data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1910\"\u003eyour signature visually could potentially read:\u003cul data-start=\"1874\" data-end=\"1910\"\u003e\u003cli data-section-id=\"pwydia\" data-start=\"1874\" data-end=\"1910\"\u003e“G. T. Beaureg…” in hurried script\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1912\" data-end=\"1975\"\u003eBut it does not cleanly read “Beauregard” from the image alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1977\" data-end=\"2004\"\u003eI would strongly recommend:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2005\" data-end=\"2133\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1upn8rn\" data-start=\"2005\" data-end=\"2045\"\u003ehigh-resolution scan of signature only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1p1fg4i\" data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2074\"\u003eUV\/contrast-enhanced image\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1pxdq6m\" data-start=\"2075\" data-end=\"2133\"\u003ecomparison against authenticated Beauregard ALS examples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2135\" data-end=\"2230\"\u003eBecause if authenticated as Beauregard, this becomes a major Confederate flag-history document.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"lo4i2m\" data-start=\"2232\" data-end=\"2287\"\u003eRevised Premium eBay Listing (Beauregard Attribution)\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"xlfup1\" data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2297\"\u003eTitle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2387\"\u003e1861 P.G.T. BEAUREGARD Confederate Battle Flag Letter to Gen Johnston CIVIL WAR AUTOGRAPH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1yyrq4h\" data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2400\"\u003eSubtitle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2485\"\u003eHistoric Confederate Flag Design Discussion – Southern Cross Origins – Sept. 5, 1861\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"rmw5tv\" data-start=\"2487\" data-end=\"2501\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2503\" data-end=\"2719\"\u003eExceptional original Civil War autograph letter attributed to Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard, written September 5, 1861 to General Joseph E. Johnston during the critical early months of the American Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2721\" data-end=\"2874\"\u003eThis remarkable manuscript discusses proposed Confederate battle flag designs immediately following the Battle of First Manassas\/Bull Run and references:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2876\" data-end=\"3085\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ey6rwm\" data-start=\"2876\" data-end=\"2904\"\u003ebattlefield flag confusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ba8nnz\" data-start=\"2905\" data-end=\"2939\"\u003eseparate “peace” and “war” flags\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qgbrda\" data-start=\"2940\" data-end=\"2969\"\u003ediagonal blue cross designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1d7w7bn\" data-start=\"2970\" data-end=\"2999\"\u003estars placed upon the cross\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"an5afw\" data-start=\"3000\" data-end=\"3042\"\u003eConfederate Flag Committee deliberations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"bllbku\" data-start=\"3043\" data-end=\"3085\"\u003ecommunication with William Porcher Miles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3087\" data-end=\"3200\"\u003eThe letter contains one of the clearest contemporary discussions of the emerging Confederate battle flag concept:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"3202\" data-end=\"3283\"\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3204\" data-end=\"3283\"\u003e“…battle flags made of red, with two blue bars crossing each other diagonally…”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3285\" data-end=\"3416\"\u003eThis language directly parallels the development of the Confederate Southern Cross battle flag later adopted by Confederate armies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1r8703y\" data-start=\"3418\" data-end=\"3443\"\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3444\" data-end=\"3504\"\u003eMuseum-level Confederate flag history artifact connected to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3505\" data-end=\"3620\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1pfozn7\" data-start=\"3505\" data-end=\"3529\"\u003eGen. P.G.T. Beauregard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xeygnj\" data-start=\"3530\" data-end=\"3555\"\u003eGen. Joseph E. Johnston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"4ib1gc\" data-start=\"3556\" data-end=\"3579\"\u003eWilliam Porcher Miles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ol2kjf\" data-start=\"3580\" data-end=\"3620\"\u003eorigins of the Confederate battle flag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1uef3h1\" data-start=\"3622\" data-end=\"3635\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3636\" data-end=\"3769\"\u003eOriginal period folds, light edge wear, minor toning, and age-related handling wear. Strong legibility and excellent display quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1a8qj0\" data-start=\"3771\" data-end=\"3791\"\u003eCollector Appeal\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3792\" data-end=\"3837\"\u003eAn elite Confederate manuscript suitable for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3838\" data-end=\"3965\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"125tn5a\" data-start=\"3838\" data-end=\"3870\"\u003eadvanced Civil War collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g13eh4\" data-start=\"3871\" data-end=\"3900\"\u003eConfederate flag historians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rsdfvl\" data-start=\"3901\" data-end=\"3927\"\u003emuseums and institutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1bu9iko\" data-start=\"3928\" data-end=\"3965\"\u003eautograph and manuscript collectors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3967\" data-end=\"4070\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eRarely do surviving Confederate letters document the actual design evolution of the battle flag itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1353\"\u003eThe letter references:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1496\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15ec54p\" data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1376\"\u003e\nthe “Flag Committee”\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"eu6tz2\" data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1426\"\u003e\ndissatisfaction with existing Confederate flags\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"o1mjey\" data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1450\"\u003e\nbattlefield confusion\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1r7rua8\" data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1496\"\u003e\na desire for a more distinctive combat flag\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"1592\"\u003eThose are central issues that led to adoption of the Southern Cross battle flag later in 1861.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1aea96x\" data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1632\"\u003eApproximate Transcription (partial)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1634\" data-end=\"2017\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"2017\"\u003e“Colonel Miles informs me that the Flag Committee voted down any change of our flag by a vote of 10 to 7...\u003cbr data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1746\"\u003e\n...we would have two flags — a peace or parade flag and a war flag, to be used only on the field of battle...\u003cbr data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"1860\"\u003e\n...for a supply of regimental war or battle flags made of red, with two blue bars crossing each other diagonally on which shall be introduced the stars...”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2053\"\u003eThis is strong historical content.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1f1qbhq\" data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2081\"\u003eAuthenticity Indicators\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2083\" 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data-start=\"2376\" data-end=\"2388\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2390\" data-end=\"2408\"\u003eCondition appears:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2409\" data-end=\"2528\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15ag8m4\" data-start=\"2409\" data-end=\"2428\"\u003e\nVery Good overall\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11kzrxk\" data-start=\"2429\" data-end=\"2440\"\u003e\nfold wear\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1kj8d6f\" data-start=\"2441\" data-end=\"2463\"\u003e\nedge chipping at top\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1di8an8\" data-start=\"2464\" data-end=\"2487\"\u003e\nminor staining\/toning\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1b8yhkv\" data-start=\"2488\" data-end=\"2507\"\u003e\nstrong legibility\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"69p7id\" data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2528\"\u003e\ncomplete signature\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3967\" data-end=\"4070\" 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Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal American Civil War–era military document titled:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Volunteer Descriptive List and Account of Pay and Clothing”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was used to record a soldier’s:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ephysical description,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eenlistment details,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epay,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eclothing\/equipment issued,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand transfer or hospital information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the handwriting visible, the soldier appears to have served in a New York Volunteer Infantry regiment (the top line looks like “5th Vol. Regt. New York…” though the exact regiment is faint). The document is dated around the Civil War period and references a hospital transfer\/pay accounting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotable Features\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge-format printed military form\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeriod iron-gall handwriting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal signatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil War Quartermaster\/pay record style\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood historical content despite folds and fading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeavy fold lines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModerate toning and fading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome creasing and small separations at folds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill displayable and historically collectible\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44600967888974,"sku":"EB-327156504730","price":178.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/8155\/9630\/files\/57_23159b9a-ab51-4c5a-a42d-98f1d1198645.jpg?v=1792408949"},{"product_id":"1861-fredericksburg-va-civil-war-obsolete-note","title":"1861 Fredericksburg VA Civil War Obsolete Note","description":"\u003cp\u003e1861 Fredericksburg Virginia $2 Civil War Obsolete Currency Corporation Note\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Civil War Emergency Currency • Nov. 1, 1861 • Fredericksburg, VA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffered is an original Two Dollar note issued by the Corporation of Fredericksburg, Virginia, dated November 1, 1861.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIssued during the opening months of the American Civil War, this municipal emergency currency circulated locally when specie and small change disappeared from commerce. Fredericksburg would soon become one of the most heavily contested cities of the war, making surviving notes from this issue highly collectible pieces of Virginia and Civil War history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal 1861 issue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorporation of Fredericksburg, Virginia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo Dollar denomination\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDated November 1, 1861\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal signatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil War emergency currency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttractive central industrial vignette\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenuine obsolete note\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCirculated condition with folds, creases, staining, edge wear, and a clipped lower-right corner. The note remains complete and fully identifiable with strong historical appeal. 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Paulding (Union Paymaster)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmount: $60.00\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eType: Signed duplicate receipt \/ pay voucher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContent: Includes accounting categories such as pay, subsistence, forage, and clothing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Significance:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDocuments like this were part of the critical financial system that kept Union troops supplied and paid during the Civil War. 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T. Beauregard, dated December 8, 1874, written on official New Orleans \u0026amp; Carrollton Railroad Company letterhead from New Orleans, Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the Civil War, Beauregard became one of the South's most prominent railroad executives and served as president of the New Orleans \u0026amp; Carrollton Railroad. This letter was written during that important phase of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe correspondence discusses employment recommendations, newspaper matters, personal introductions, and business affairs, providing insight into Beauregard's activities in Reconstruction-era New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetails\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAutograph Letter Signed (ALS)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned: \"G. T. Beauregard\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate: December 8, 1874\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Orleans, Louisiana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOfficial New Orleans \u0026amp; Carrollton Railroad Co. letterhead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour handwritten pages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistoric Confederate and railroad-related manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal folded letter with age toning, fold wear, and period reinforcement to some fold separations. 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G. T. Beauregard during the Carolinas Campaign. The message appears to read substantially:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dispatched by Telegraph from Wilmington March 5, 1865\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Lieut. E. S. Haley, Hart's Battery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing dispatch received Charlotte:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'To Maj. Lehman, have horses of Hart's Battery put upon cars ready to be attached to train when the battery passes. The battery will leave here tomorrow by command of Genl. Beauregard.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe archival note indicates it was later backed and microfilmed by the Georgia Department of Archives and History in 1961.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe date is particularly important. On March 5, 1865, Confederate forces were desperately shifting artillery and troops throughout the Carolinas during the final stages of the war under General P. G. T. Beauregard, who was coordinating resistance against William Tecumseh Sherman during the Carolinas Campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not merely a Confederate telegraph blank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDated March 5, 1865 (very late war)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfederate military communication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouthern Express Company telegraph form\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMentions troop\/artillery transportation by rail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences Hart's Battery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences General Beauregard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConnected with Wilmington–Charlotte military communications\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the final Confederate campaign in the Carolinas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollectors strongly favor Confederate telegrams mentioning troop movements and named generals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe major issue is condition:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSignificant paper loss around margins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchival backing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStaining and edge deterioration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill readable and displayable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Confederate telegraph document\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouthern Express Company form\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDated March 5, 1865\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilmington, North Carolina origin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences Hart's Battery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences General Beauregard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted Charleston imprint\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchival backing with Georgia Department of Archives provenance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scarce late-war Confederate military communication relating to artillery transportation and troop movements during the final Confederate operations in the Carolinas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition: Archival backing with paper loss, staining, folds, and wear as shown. Text remains substantially legible. Please examine photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44601036177486,"sku":"EB-327209851672","price":2395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/8155\/9630\/files\/57_e16dba2a-5a4d-4edb-8ee5-4ca8366ce5e4.jpg?v=1792409231"},{"product_id":"1862-braxton-bragg-signed-civil-war-telegraph-march-5-to-beauregard-corinth-ms","title":"1862 Braxton Bragg Signed Civil War Telegraph March 5, To Beauregard Corinth MS","description":"\u003cp\u003eCivil War Braxton Bragg Signed Telegraph to Gen Beauregard Corinth MS 1862 Confederate Generals pre Shiloh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Civil War Confederate telegraph message signed by General Braxton Bragg and addressed to General P. G. T. Beauregard from Corinth, Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe message references Confederate generals Humphrey Marshall, Theophilus H. Holmes, and John B. Villepigue and concerns the assignment of command personnel during the critical 1862 Confederate operations in the Western Theater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eText reads in part:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Genl Marshall is here ordered to report to you ... as I have given up Holmes \u0026amp; Villepigue. Can you assign him to me ...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned boldly \"Braxton Bragg.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal South-Western Telegraph Company form. A significant Confederate command communication mentioning five Confederate generals, making it an exceptional Civil War autograph and manuscript item.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition: Original folds, age toning, scattered staining, otherwise well preserved with strong signature and legible text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf particular importance is that Villepigue is an uncommon name in Confederate correspondence, making the content more specific and historically researchable than most Bragg telegrams that appear on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44601039716430,"sku":"EB-327211877690","price":3995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/8155\/9630\/files\/57_15e29ebc-aacb-4a55-be5e-9401eee70168.jpg?v=1792409248"},{"product_id":"1861-1865-rare-civil-war-archive-carbon-county-pennsylvania","title":"1861-1865 Rare Civil War Archive Carbon County Pennsylvania","description":"\u003cp\u003eCIVIL WAR UNION BOUNTY TAX ARCHIVE – 6 SIGNED MANUSCRIPTS – CARBON COUNTY PA – RECRUITING SOLDIERS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Civil War-Era Manuscript Archive of Six Signed Agreements Supporting the Union War Effort\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffered here is an exceptional archive of six original manuscript agreements executed by citizens and inhabitants of Franklin Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War. These documents record a community-wide effort to finance Union Army recruitment through a special local tax assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manuscripts state that the township's Finance Committee for the Volunteering of Soldiers had incurred substantial obligations while paying bounties to recruits in order to fill local military quotas. Because those debts threatened the finances of the township schools, residents voluntarily agreed to authorize a special assessment based upon property valuations to satisfy the obligations and continue supporting the Union cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text reads in part:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We the subscribers Citizens and Inhabitants of Franklin Township, Carbon County, do hereby promise and agree to pay a Local Bounty Tax...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach manuscript represents a different school district within the township and bears original signatures of local residents. Together they provide a remarkable snapshot of community organization, wartime sacrifice, and civilian participation in the Northern war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike military service records, these documents reveal the financial and political realities behind raising troops during the Civil War. Local governments and citizens frequently offered cash bounties to attract volunteers, and these manuscripts document the citizens' willingness to assume the financial burden necessary to meet federal and state troop quotas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Civil War-era manuscripts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranklin Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnion Army recruiting and bounty system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned by numerous local residents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool district and township administration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome-front Civil War history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenealogical and local history significance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRare surviving archive preserved as a complete group\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal manuscripts with expected folds, light toning, handling wear, and minor edge imperfections consistent with age and use. Overall preservation is very good, with strong legibility throughout. Please review all photographs carefully for condition details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix original signed Franklin Township manuscript agreements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary signatures throughout\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil War-period Union recruiting bounty tax records\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding and highly unusual Civil War archive documenting how ordinary citizens funded the recruitment of Union soldiers and supported the preservation of the Union through direct financial sacrifice. A museum-worthy group for collectors of Civil War manuscripts, Pennsylvania history, local government records, and Americana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44601066553422,"sku":"EB-327224960112","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/8155\/9630\/files\/57_be8b38af-3c77-4880-8f0b-b0224e8eb818.jpg?v=1792409348"},{"product_id":"1866-andrew-johnson-and-stanton-signed-civil-war-brevet-benjamin-tilghman-usct","title":"1866 Andrew Johnson And Stanton Signed Civil War Brevet-Benjamin Tilghman USCT","description":"\u003cp\u003eRare Civil War Presidential Military Commission to Benjamin Chew Tilghman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffered is an original United States Army vellum brevet commission appointing Benjamin Chew Tilghman (1821–1901) as Brevet Brigadier General of United States Volunteers, signed by President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIssued on April 9, 1866, with rank dating from April 13, 1865, the commission honors Tilghman's distinguished service during the American Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Chew Tilghman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTilghman began the war with the 26th Pennsylvania Volunteers, eventually assuming command after Colonel William F. Small was wounded during the Peninsula Campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was himself severely wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863 but later returned to active service as colonel of the 3rd United States Colored Troops (USCT), one of the earliest African American regiments organized at Camp William Penn near Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis brevet promotion recognized his \"gallant and meritorious services\" during the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal vellum commission\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge engraved eagle vignette\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal blue embossed Great Seal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBold Andrew Johnson signature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBold Edwin M. Stanton signature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful engraved military trophy vignette\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutstanding display piece\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal folds as issued\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeal intact\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLight age toning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinor handling wear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcellent eye appeal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exceptional Civil War presidential commission combining Andrew Johnson, Edwin Stanton, a brevet Union general, and an officer who commanded United States Colored Troops—making it desirable for advanced collectors of Civil War manuscripts, presidential autographs, and African American military history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Chew Tilghman (1821–1901)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoldier, served during the Civil War as Colonel of the 26th Pennsylvania Volunteers and later the 3rd United States Colored Troops. Philadelphia native, scion of a prominent local family, educated as a Chemist at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful vellum commission as Brevet Brigadier General, dated April 9, 1866, to rank from April 13, 1865. Brevet commissions were honorary titles adopted by the United States Army in the early days of the republic as a reward for gallant service. Since the Army was almost always too small to allow many vacancies for permanent rank promotions, brevets were used as an honorable expedient. An officer’s responsibilities, pay and assignments were usually based on his permanent rank, while he was entitled to the uniform and title of his brevet rank. In 1863, General Order 72 from the Secretary of War announced an act allowing the president to confer brevet commissions on Union officers “distinguished by gallant actions or meritorious conduct.” At the end of the Civil War, many Union colonels were rewarded for their good service with brevet commissions as brigadier generals, in lieu of medals or other awards. Tilghman was granted the honor of brevet brigadier general’s rank in recognition of his long and distinguished service during the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTilghman first served as lieutenant colonel of the 26th Pennsylvania Volunteers, the first three-years regiment raised in the state. Almost all of the recruits were drawn from the Philadelphia area, and the regiment was mustered into Federal service May 5, 1861. The regiment’s colonel, William F. Small, a Philadelphian and veteran of the Mexican War, was wounded during the Peninsula Campaign near Williamsburg, and Tilghman took over the command of the unit. He remained with the 26th Pennsylvania until he was badly wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863, and was compelled to resign his commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he had recovered sufficiently, Tilghman accepted the colonelcy of the newly formed 3rd United States Colored Troops formed at Camp William Penn, in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. The 3rd USCT served for a time in South Carolina, but most of its service was in Florida, often in the role of heavy artillery. 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These documentary revenue stamps were required under the Internal Revenue Acts enacted during the Civil War, making surviving intact examples increasingly desirable to collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2679\" data-end=\"2912\"\u003eAlso present is the original embossed paper seal, witness signatures, justice acknowledgment, and recording endorsement showing the mortgage was entered into the Knox County Registry of Deeds on \u003cstrong data-start=\"2874\" data-end=\"2892\"\u003eApril 20, 1867\u003c\/strong\u003e, Book 16, Page 385.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"2928\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"2928\"\u003eHighlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2929\" data-end=\"3280\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2929\" data-end=\"2959\"\u003eOriginal 1867 mortgage deed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"2989\"\u003eCamden, Knox County, Maine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2990\" data-end=\"3008\"\u003e$2,400 mortgage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3009\" data-end=\"3060\"\u003eOriginal $2 and 50¢ U.S. Mortgage Revenue stamps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3061\" data-end=\"3083\"\u003eEmbossed paper seal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3084\" data-end=\"3128\"\u003eFully recorded with registry endorsements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3129\" data-end=\"3184\"\u003eComplete legal description of the mortgaged property.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3185\" data-end=\"3280\"\u003eExcellent display piece illustrating Civil War-era taxation and American real estate history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3282\" data-end=\"3459\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3282\" data-end=\"3296\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good. 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He had only recently entered Civil War service and was serving as colonel of the \u003cstrong\u003e23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry\u003c\/strong\u003e, a regiment that would include future presidents \u003cstrong\u003eRutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley\u003c\/strong\u003e. Rosecrans helped reorganize Camp Jackson, subsequently renamed Camp Chase, before participating in the western Virginia operations that produced some of the Union’s earliest victories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eRosecrans later rose to command the Army of the Cumberland and became one of the most prominent Union commanders of the war, remembered particularly for the battles of Stones River and Chickamauga and the nearly bloodless Tullahoma Campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA highly desirable early-war Rosecrans document, distinguished by \u003cstrong\u003etwo strong signatures\u003c\/strong\u003e, his uncommon colonel’s rank, his command of the historic 23rd Ohio and its direct association with the organization of Ohio’s first Union forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 1861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Camp Jackson, Columbus, Ohio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e William S. 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Segar refused to follow his state into secession and represented Union-controlled Virginia in Congress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSegar advises Secretary Welles that Virginia’s newly established congressional districts must be considered in selecting midshipmen for the Naval Academy. He asks for information concerning the appointment available to his district and directs Welles to the relevant apportionment provisions in an accompanying publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse bears the revealing contemporary identification:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Hon. Jos. Segar—M.C. Virginia—Union man.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second letter, dated \u003cstrong\u003eMay 21, 1863\u003c\/strong\u003e, is written by newly elected Connecticut Congressman \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Henry Hubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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Two-page report signed by Daniel Ruggles\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorinth, Mississippi, February 22, 1862\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten from:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Head Quarters C.S. Forces, Corinth, Miss.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis report concerns Ruggles’s command of Confederate forces protecting the strategically critical \u003cstrong\u003eMemphis \u0026amp; Charleston Railroad\u003c\/strong\u003e and movements of Union gunboats on the Tennessee River.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRuggles reports that enemy gunboats had moved upriver and later returned downriver. He discusses the immediate necessity of meeting the Union advance, the collection of intelligence, Confederate units near Florence and Tuscumbia, and the strength and probable intentions of Federal forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe report closes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Very respectfully,\u003cbr\u003eYour obt. Servt.,\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Ruggles\u003cbr\u003eBrig. General Comdg.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was written during an exceptionally important moment. Fort Donelson had fallen only six days earlier, forcing Confederate forces out of much of Tennessee. Corinth’s intersecting railroads consequently became the principal concentration point for the Confederate army that fought at Shiloh on April 6–7, 1862.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e2. Military field note signed by Ruggles\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarch 19, 1862\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis short signed communication reports information received from a general officer concerning the enemy:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Genl. [—] writes ‘enemy retired to the river.’ Holding same position still further orders. Recd. and filed in Head Quarters Cavalry.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Daniel Ruggles\u003cbr\u003eComdg.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough brief, it was written only eighteen days before the Battle of Shiloh, while Confederate commanders were actively monitoring Union movements in northern Mississippi and Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e3. Confederate South-Western Telegraph Company message\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOkolona, Mississippi, July 25, 1863\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wartime telegram sent from Okolona to \u003cstrong\u003eCaptain L. D. Sandridge\u003c\/strong\u003e, reading:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Revoke that portion of your letter to the Sheriff sending those who do not enroll ignominiously beyond the trenches. Answer immediately.\u003cbr\u003eDanl Ruggles\u003cbr\u003eBrig Genl”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA manuscript notation adds:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Had request answer before he starts. Sadler.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse contains additional contemporary military docketing and what appears to be a working draft concerning conscription enforcement. It references the sheriff and directs that individuals who failed or refused to enroll be taken beyond Confederate lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe telegram dates from only three weeks after the fall of Vicksburg, when Confederate authorities in Mississippi were struggling to rebuild depleted forces and enforce conscription.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImportantly, the name \u003cstrong\u003e“Danl Ruggles” on the telegram is probably a telegraphic operator’s transcription\u003c\/strong\u003e, not Ruggles’s personally written signature. The two 1862 communications, however, appear to carry genuine ink signatures or signed endorsements by Ruggles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical significance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strongest document is the February 22, 1862 report. It was written during the rapidly developing \u003cstrong\u003eFort Donelson–Corinth–Shiloh campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e and specifically addresses:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnion gunboats on the Tennessee River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfederate intelligence gathering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperations near Florence and Tuscumbia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefense of the Memphis \u0026amp; Charleston Railroad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe concentration of Confederate forces at Corinth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCorinth was strategically essential because the Memphis \u0026amp; Charleston and Mobile \u0026amp; Ohio railroads crossed there. The Confederate army assembled at Corinth before advancing against Grant at Shiloh. The National Park Service identifies Ruggles as a commander of forces at both Corinth and Shiloh. \u003ca class=\"decorated-link\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-person-detail.htm?personId=B8BF39E9-145B-4562-9936-24E715EAF82F\u0026amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eNational Park Service biography\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe July 1863 telegram adds a different but equally revealing dimension: the growing Confederate manpower crisis following Vicksburg and the increasingly coercive enforcement of military enrollment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe documents exhibit expected folds, toning, stains, edge wear, occasional ink erosion and manuscript corrections. Several sheets have old mounting hinges or tape remnants on their reverses. The two-page February report has small punctures and some writing is pale or difficult to decipher. The March note is considerably faded. The telegraph form is generally well preserved, with staining and a reinforced or mounted reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe principal Daniel Ruggles signature on the February 1862 report remains identifiable. 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Distinguished by their unusual nine-foot lances, the regiment became one of the most recognizable cavalry organizations in the Army of the Potomac.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse retains an early docket identifying McClellan, the date, and the contents as a “Tel. Dispatch” ordering Rush’s Cavalry to be sent by land to Fortress Monroe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA highly desirable McClellan wartime document connecting three important elements of the Civil War’s Eastern Theater: the Army of the Potomac, the evacuation of the Peninsula, and the famed Rush’s Lancers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheet exhibits original folds, expected age toning, minor marginal wear, scattered handling marks, and localized ink erosion in the docket area. The military order and McClellan’s signature remain clear and well preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore info...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eIt is addressed to \u003cstrong\u003eMajor General Erasmus D. Keyes\u003c\/strong\u003e, commander of the Union Army’s IV Corps, and orders the movement of \u003cstrong\u003eRush’s Cavalry\u003c\/strong\u003e, better known as \u003cstrong\u003eRush’s Lancers—the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTranscription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFortress Monroe 20th\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenl Keyes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSend all you have of\u003cbr\u003eRushes Cavalry by land\u003cbr\u003eto Ft Monroe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eG. B. McClellan\u003cbr\u003eMaj. Genl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse bears an early docket:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFort Monroe\u003cbr\u003eAug 20\/62\u003cbr\u003eG. B. McClellan\u003cbr\u003eMaj. Genl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTel. Dispatch\u003cbr\u003eorder, Rushes Cav[alry]\u003cbr\u003eto be sent by land\u003cbr\u003eto Ft Monroe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical significance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe order was issued during the withdrawal of McClellan’s \u003cstrong\u003eArmy of the Potomac from the Virginia Peninsula\u003c\/strong\u003e. Following the failure of the Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days Battles, the army was being transported from Harrison’s Landing through Fortress Monroe to reinforce Union forces confronting Robert E. Lee in northern Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcClellan ordered General Keyes to send the available men of Rush’s Cavalry overland to Fortress Monroe as part of this hurried redeployment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Rush’s Cavalry” was the \u003cstrong\u003e6th Pennsylvania Cavalry\u003c\/strong\u003e, organized by Colonel Richard H. Rush. The regiment became famous as \u003cstrong\u003eRush’s Lancers\u003c\/strong\u003e because its soldiers initially carried nine-foot-long Austrian-style lances. It served with the Army of the Potomac in many of the principal campaigns of the Eastern Theater.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe document is especially desirable because it combines:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcClellan’s wartime signature and rank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA dated operational order from Fortress Monroe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssociation with General Erasmus D. Keyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirect mention of the celebrated Rush’s Lancers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear Peninsula Campaign and Army of the Potomac context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe signature and text appear consistent with an authentic wartime McClellan order, although a definitive statement should depend upon examination in person or established provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall \u003cstrong\u003egood Civil War manuscript condition\u003c\/strong\u003e. The sheet retains strong, readable writing and a bold McClellan signature. It has intersecting mailing or filing folds, scattered toning and handling marks, minor marginal irregularities, and some ink erosion or paper disturbance where the old docket was crossed out. Later cataloging notations appear on the reverse. 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Wismer of Quakertown, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA forceful political letter by the Confederate veteran and sitting North Carolina congressman, opposing federal Sunday legislation and condemning the growth of centralized government.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnswering Wismer’s concerns about a proposed “Sunday Bill,” Grady argues that Congress possesses no constitutional authority “to meddle with religious worship, or with the morals of the people.” He denounces the government’s capture by “cranks, fanatics and unscrupulous tyrants” and blames Northern political influence for the erosion of states’ rights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the letter’s most striking passage, Grady writes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“My State occupies the position of a conquered Province, and it seems a little strange that I should be called on by the conquerors to shield them from the results of their own teachings.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrady served in the 25th Texas Cavalry during the Civil War and represented North Carolina in Congress from 1891 to 1895. 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