Autographs
Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston Autograph & CDV
JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, Confederate Brigadier General Who Surrendered After Lee.
Lot includes a Clipped Signature, "J. E. Johnston," boldly written in brown ink, along with rare CDV, by "Jas. S. Waters," Baltimore, no date, the clipped signature is over 2" long, the CDV measures 3.75" x 2.5", both Choice Very Fine. Both pieces are mounted on an 11" x 8.5" black sheet of paper. The clipped signature includes above it an inscription: "your prosperity - Yours very truly, being on period light blue lined paper." The CDV is a sepia-toned oval portrait framed by brown. These two items would make a nice display. (2 items).
Johnston was a West Point graduate and joined the Confederate forces in 1861. Jefferson Davis relieved Johnston of duty in 1864 for failing to stem the Union advance. In 1865 he was restored to his previous rank. On April 26, 1865, General Johnston surrendered his army to General Sherman--a few weeks after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox--Johnston's surrender virtually closed the Civil War. He was also elected to Congress in 1877 and 1885 and died in 1891 after catching a cold while serving as a pallbearer at General Sherman's funeral.
Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston Autograph & CDV
JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, Confederate Brigadier General Who Surrendered After Lee.
Lot includes a Clipped Signature, "J. E. Johnston," boldly written in brown ink, along with rare CDV, by "Jas. S. Waters," Baltimore, no date, the clipped signature is over 2" long, the CDV measures 3.75" x 2.5", both Choice Very Fine. Both pieces are mounted on an 11" x 8.5" black sheet of paper. The clipped signature includes above it an inscription: "your prosperity - Yours very truly, being on period light blue lined paper." The CDV is a sepia-toned oval portrait framed by brown. These two items would make a nice display. (2 items).
Johnston was a West Point graduate and joined the Confederate forces in 1861. Jefferson Davis relieved Johnston of duty in 1864 for failing to stem the Union advance. In 1865 he was restored to his previous rank. On April 26, 1865, General Johnston surrendered his army to General Sherman--a few weeks after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox--Johnston's surrender virtually closed the Civil War. He was also elected to Congress in 1877 and 1885 and died in 1891 after catching a cold while serving as a pallbearer at General Sherman's funeral.
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Autographs-Coins-Currency-Americana
9:00 AM PT - Feb 16th, 2008
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Early American
P.O. Box 3507
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
