(1825 – 1904) Union brigadier general, began his service as a captain, and quickly ascended to higher roles in the cavalry, including commanding a regiment, a brigade, and then a division. Awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism at Sinking Creek, Virginia, when, as leader of a group of 22 men, he captured an enemy camp and took over 100 prisoners without the loss of a single man. Good content war-date A.L.S. as Colonel, 2nd WV Cav., 1p. 4to, 'Camp Piatt', June 25, 1863 to Union Gen. ELIAKIM P. SCAMMON at Charleston, West Virginia advising him of actions taken on behalf of Colonel J.C. Paxton, whom Scammon had had dismissed from the service. In part: '...I learn through a very reliable source that Hon. Lowry, Speaker of the House in Penn. intends making an effort toward re-instating Col. J.C. Paxton, in the Service and that said Lowry to my own personal knowledge has written a letter to Benj [sic] Stanton Secy. of War [Edwin Stanton wasSecretary of War and Benjamin Stanton was a M.C. from Ohio] claiming that great injustice has been done Paxton by you, in causing his dismissal from the service...' Some uneven toning, wear to the top margin and a pencil note at bottom, else very good.