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JOHNS, THOMAS D. (1824-83)# 6065
Union Brevet Brigadier General: Union Colonel – 7th Massachusetts Infantry
Demanding Pay for the Troops on the Eve of the Battle of Chancellorsville
War-Date Autograph Letter Signed, 3 ½” x 5 ¾”, in pencil, demanding pay for the troops in his command, at the time a part of John Sedgwick’s 6th Corps, on the eve of the Battle of Chancellorsville. Undoubtedly more concerned for the morale and resolve of his men – just before one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War - Colonel Johns assures 7th Massachusetts Sutler A.E. Thayer that he will be safe in the delivery of the money to Fredericksburg.
“H[ea]d Q[uarte]rs 7th Mass[achusetts], April 30, 1863. A.E. Thayer, Esq. Sir, I have consulted with Col. Brown Comdg. the Brigade in regard to the payment of the troops of his command, and he authorizes me to say that it would not only be proper but desirable to have them paid with out delay. The Brigade can be reached at any time with safety and facility whether on this or the other side of the [Rappahannock] river. Respectfully, Thomas D. Johns, Col. 7th Mass.”
The Battle of Chancellorsville began the following day, and on May 3, Colonel Johns and the 7th Massachusetts headed the left wing of the Union assault on Marye’s Heights, advancing over the same ground upon which the Federal Army had been decimated at the Battle of Fredericksburg just five months earlier. During the ultimately successful attack, Colonel Johns was severely wounded, and the 7th Massachusetts lost almost forty percent of its number.
Lightly and evenly toned, with wear and soiling along the usual folds on reverse. |
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MORRISON, JOSEPH J. (1831-1911)# 7089
Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 16th New York Heavy Artillery
Civil War-Date Document Signed, 3 ½” x 8”, a manuscript note certifying that 16th New York Lieutenant David Patterson is present with his regiment.
“Camp U.S. Forces, Gloucester Point, Va., March 17th 1864. I hereby Certify: that David Patterson, a private of Battery ‘G’, Lieut. M[orris] F. Sheppard commanding 16th RegimentNew York State Volunteer Artillery is present with his Regiment. J.J. Morrison, Colonel Com[an]d[in]g Post and 16th Regt. N.Y. S[tate] Vol[unteer] Artillery.”
The center horizontal fold and a diagonal tear in the lower right corner have been reinforced on the reverse, and there is general soiling and wear throughout.
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SYPHER, JACOB H. (1837-1905)# 6911
Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 11th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery; U.S. Congressman – Louisiana – 1868-69 & 1870-75
Signature, in violet ink as U.S. Congressman, “J.H. Sypher, M[ember] C[ongress],” on a ¾” x 2” slip of paper; affixed to a 1 ¼” x 6 ½” portion of a period album page, with the collector’s biographical notations.
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WARNER, WILLARD (1826-1906)# 6912
Union Brevet Major General; Union Colonel – 180th Ohio Infantry; Served on the Staff of General William T. Sherman; U.S. Senator – Alabama – 1868-71
Signature, as the Carpetbag U.S. Senator from Alabama, “Willard Warner, Alabama,” on a 2 ¼” x 5 ¼” portion of an album page.
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