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Lot 64
[CIVIL WAR]. Union officer signatures, Incl. Generals Webb, Butler, Terry, Miles, and O.O. Howard.
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Mar 27, 2023
Lots Close
Apr 4, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Union officer signatures, Incl. Generals Webb, Butler, Terry, Miles, and O.O. Howard.

BANKS, General Nathaniel P. (1816-1894). Autograph letter signed ("N.P. Banks"). Waltham [MA]. 7 May 1888.

BUTLER, General Benjamin F. (1818-1893). Clipped signature ("Benj. F. Butler / Mass"). On cardstock. 

DIX, General John A. (1798-1879). Clipped signature("John A. Dix / Maj Gnrl"). Mounted to larger unlined paper.

GILLMORE, General Quincy A. (1825-1888). Clipped signature ("Q.A. Gillmore / Ma Gnrl"). Mounted to larger unlined paper.

HOWARD, General Oliver O. (1830-1909). Clipped signature ("O.O. Howard / maj. Gen."). Mounted to larger unlined paper.

MILES, General Nelson A. (1839-1925). Clipped signature ("Nelson A. Miles"). 

TERRY, General Alfred H. Terry (1827-1890). Clipped signature ("Alfred H. Terry / Major General").

WEBB, General Alexander S. (1835-1911). Autograph letter signed ("Alex S. Webb / Bvt. Maj. Genl."). West Point (?). 4 August 1867. 

[With:] Additional signatures, in a variety of forms (including clipped, note signed, and other), some with rank, state, and/or year: General Joseph R. HAWLEY; General Daniel SICKLES; General O.S. FERRY; General William F. DRAPER; General J.R. WEST; General William WELLS; General John GEARY; General Clark S. EDWARDS; General Ralph P. BUCKLAND; General Amasa COBB; General Charles E. PHELPS; General Thomas S. ALLEN; General John PECK; General George GETTY; General Charles PAINE; General R.B. AYRES; General A.T. TORBERT; General John M. THAYER; General William P. HALL; General Green B. RAUM; General Edmund SCHRIVER; General Robert SCHENK; General John COLBURN; General A.F. STEVENS; General Godfrey WEITZEL; General John F. BENJAMIN; General Edwin F. TOWNSHEND; General Benjamin ALVORD; General W.H. EMORY; General Edward B. GRAFF; General Morris SCHAFF; General John H. KETCHAM; General Carl SCHURZ; General C.C. WASHBURN; General Abner C. HARDING; General W.B. STOKES; General Morton C. HUNTER; General Benjamin W. BRICE;  General John F. FARNSWORTH; General George W. CULLUM; General George W. MORGAN; General Walter WHITAKER; General Julius STAHEL; General Joseph R. WEST; General Charles DEVENS; General Anddrew J. LIGHTBURN; General Max WEBER; General W.B. FRANKLIN; General Asa P. BLUNT; General John C. TIDBALL; General Cuvier GROVER; General William T. BARRY; General Charles H.T. COLLIS; General William LEDUE; General Stephen G. BURBRIDGE; Colonel Joseph A. MOWER; Colonel Carroll D. WRIGHT; Colonel Graham FITCH; Lt. Colonel Henry C. WARMOTH; Major John D. BEARDSLEY; Chaplain Charles M. TYLER.

Together, 69 signatures.

[Also with:] Clipped signature of Simon Cameron, Secretary of War under Lincoln. -- An article by Gettysburg veteran E.W. Thomson with signature.

Conditions vary, but generally good. Most with some toning, light soil, creasing or chipping, and some with scattered marks or small losses, fading to pencil or ink, adhesive residue, or other issues. A more detailed condition report available upon request.

Duplicates signatures of Wells, Edwards, Sickles, Hawley, Allen, Schenck, Dix, Banks, and Paine accompany the lot.
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