CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA LAWRENCE (1828-1914) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 20th Maine Infantry; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism at the Battle of Gettysburg; Governor of Maine – 1867-71; President of Bowdoin College – 1871-83# chamberlainjoshualawrence
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MITCHILL, SAMUEL LATHAM (1764-1831) American Physician, Naturalist, and Politician; U.S. Senator – New York – 1804-09; U.S. Representative – New York – 1801-04 & 1810-13 # mitchillsamuellatham
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McCOOK, ALEXANDER McDOWELL (1831-1903) Union Major General; Colonel of the 1st Ohio Infantry; Veteran of the western Indian Wars# mccookalexandermcdowell
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HANLY, THOMAS BURTON (1812-80) Confederate Congressman – Arkansas – 1861-65 # hanlythomasburton
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HANNON, MOSES WRIGHT (1827-97) Confederate Colonel – 53rd Alabama Cavalry # hannonmoseswright
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HANSON, ROGER WEIGHTMAN (1827-63) Confederate Brigadier General - Kentucky; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee – January 2, 1863 # hansonrogerweightman
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HARRIS, JEPTHA VINING (1816-99) Confederate Brigadier General of Mississippi Militia# harrisjepthavining
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AGASSIZ, JEAN LOUIS (1807-73) Swiss-Born Biologist & Geologist# agassizjeanlouis
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BLAINE, JAMES G. (1830-93) U.S. Secretary of State - 1881 & 1889-92; U.S. Congressman – Maine – 1863-76; U.S. Senator – Maine – 1876-81; U.S. Presidential Candidate – 1884# blainejamesg
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HILL, JOHN (1821-84) U.S. Representative – New Jersey – 1867-73 & 1881-83# hilljohn
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BURNHAM, HIRAM (1811-72) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 6th Maine Volunteer Infantry; Killed-in-Action at the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm – September 29, 1864# 10997
Civil War-Date Document Signed Twice by a Killed-in-Action Colonel, later promoted to the rank of Brigadier General
Document Signed, 8” x 10”, Camp Griffin, Virginia, February 28, 1862, “Hiram Burnham, Col[onel],” a partly printed requisition for personal wood fuel the month. Signed twice, at the mid and lower right.
Lightly and evenly toned, with a few superficial stains and two horizontal folds.
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ANDERSON, JAMES PATTON (1822-72) Confederate Major General - Florida # andersonjp
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STEPHENS, ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1812-83) Confederate Vice President; U.S. Congressman – Georgia – 1843-59 & 1873-82; Governor of Georgia – 1882-83# 10652
Franked Envelope, 3” x 5 ¼”, “Free, Alexander H. Stephens, M[ember] C[ongress],” also addressed by Stephens, to “John L. Stephens, La Grange, G[eorgi]a,” a recurring correspondent. Stephens was frail and frequently ill, even as a young man, this atypical signature being an obvious example from one of his unsteady periods.
General soiling and wear, with numerous small tears and breaks at the edges.
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GIBBON, EDWARD (1737-94) English Historian; Author of “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”; Member of Parliament – 1774-84# gibbonedward
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JONES, DAVID RUMPH (1825-63) Confederate Major General# jonesdavidrumph
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JONES, ERVINE P. (?-?) Confederate Colonel – 2nd South Carolina Infantry# joneservinep
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JONES, JOHN MARSHALL (1820-64) Confederate Brigadier General; Killed-in-Action at the Battle of The Wilderness – May 5, 1864 # jonesjohnmarshall
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IMBODEN, JOHN DANIEL (1823-95) Confederate Brigadier General - Virginia# imbodenjohndaniel
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INGRAHAM, DUNCAN NATHANIEL (1802-91) Confederate Navy Captain - South Carolina# ingrahamdincannathaniel
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VINTON, FRANCIS LAURENS (1835-79) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 43rd New York Infantry # vintonfrancislaurens
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