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JEFFERSON DAVIS

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(1808 - 1889), President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Somewhat sarcastic A.L.S., 1p. 12mo., [n.p., n.d.], in full: 'Quarter to 5 hrs. P.M. My dear Madam, Your messenger does not deserve to be called Mercury, the note he had having just now been delivered. I fear an engagement for this evening will detain me until after the hour where I could hope to be received, in that event I will have the honor to call to-morrow. The steps were sanded and are in no wise dangerous. Truly your friend, Jeffer Davis' Fine condition.

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JEFFERSON DAVIS

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116: Militaria & Autograph Auction 2026 Day 2

Mar 27, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Elkton, MD, United States

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GEORGE W. RANDOLPH: (1818-1867) Confederate brigadier general who later served as Secretary of War, holding the position only eight months due to his many disputes with President Jefferson Davis. Grandson of Thomas

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JAMES P. SIMMS: (1837-1887) Confederate brigadier general who served with distinction at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Cedar Creek, later serving as a Georgia statesman. Very intriguing A.L.S., 4pp. 4to., Atlanta,

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JEFFERSON DAVIS: (1808 - 1889), President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. Signature as U.S. Senator: 'Jeffn. Davis U.S.S.' narrowly cut from an envelope or document, toned a b

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JOHN ESTEN COOKE: (1830-1886) Popular Virginian author and member of the Richmond Howitzers, present at Harpers Ferry during the capture of John Brown. During the Civil War, he served on the staff of J. E. B. Stuart du

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JOSEPH E. BROWN: (1821 - 1894) Governor of Georgia, a lead secessionist but a staunch opponent of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, describing him as a tyrant due to his wartime policies. Good military content, l

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LOVELL H. ROUSSEAU: (1818 - 1869) Union major general at Shiloh and Perryville, he headed the District of Nashville when Hood led his disastrous attack. Fine content war-date A.L.S., 2pp. 8vo., Murfreesboro, April 4, 186

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SAMUEL V. FULKERSON: (1822-1862) Confederate colonel, a favorite of Stonewall Jackson who commanded the 3rd Brigade in Jackson’s Division of the Army of Northern Virginia, killed at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill

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WILLIAM P. SHINGLER: (1827 - 1869) Confederate colonel from Charleston who signed South Carolina’s Ordinance of Secession. He raised the 7th S.C. Cavalry and served on the staffs of Robert E. Lee and Bernard Bee. He

Mar 27, 2026WILLIAM P. SHINGLER

(‘IMMORTAL SIX HUNDRED’) ABRAM FULKERSON: (1834-1902) Confederate colonel, captured during the Second Battle of Petersburg, one of the ‘Immortal Six Hundred’, a group of 600 captured Confederate officers who were taken to Morris I

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