FOUR UNION ADMIRALS

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War-date, partly-printed D.S. of GIDEON WELLES (1802-1878) Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy who proposed the blockage of Southern ports and the construction of the ironclad fleet, 1p. 4to., ‘Navy Department’, Apr. 4, 1864, an appointment of Joseph Waw as ensign under the command of SILAS H. STRINGHAM (1798-1876) Union admiral who commanded the North Atlantic Blockading Fleet and led the assault on Hatteras Inlet. Beneath Welles’s signature, Stringham signs a manuscript endorsement: ‘Passed, May 20. Report without delay to Rear Admiral Paulding, at New York…’. HIRAM PAULDING (1797-1878) Union rear admiral who directed the salvage of ships at the Gosport Navy Yard after the evacuation of Confederate forces, signs to confirm that Waw reported to him. Finally at top is the forwarding signature of SAMUEL P. LEE (1812 - 1897) Union rear admiral and a relative of Robert E. Lee who commanded various blockading squadrons and was active at Vicksburg. A great assemblage of signatures, in very good condition.

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FOUR UNION ADMIRALS

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116: Militaria & Autograph Auction 2026 Day 2

Mar 27, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Elkton, MD, United States

FRANCIS A. SHOUP: (1834-1896) Confederate brigadier general who served as Johnston's chief of artillery during the Atlanta campaign and Hood's chief of staff during the Nashville campaign. Rare, fine association

Mar 27, 2026FRANCIS A. SHOUP

GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN: (1826 - 1885) Union major general and general-in-chief of the army whose hesitation in attacking Confederate forces caused him to be sacked by Lincoln. Good content and association, war-date A.L.S.,

Mar 27, 2026GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN

GEORGE D. RAMSAY: (1802 - 1882) Union brigadier general, a favorite of Lincoln who served as Chief of Ordnance of the U.S. Army. Fine content and association war-date manuscript L.S. on Ordnance Office letterhead, 1p.

Mar 27, 2026GEORGE D. RAMSAY

GEORGE L. BEAL: (1825 - 1896) Union brigadier general, colonel of the 10th Maine who was severely wounded at Antietam, later colonel of the 29th Maine Infantry in the XIX Corps, and took part in the Red River

Mar 27, 2026GEORGE L. BEAL

GEORGE MANEY: (1826 - 1901) Confederate brigadier general, participated in the Battle of Shiloh and led his brigade in the battles of Perryville, Chickamauga, and Murfreesboro. He was wounded severely during the

Mar 27, 2026GEORGE MANEY

GEORGE W. C. LEE: (1832-1913) Confederate major general and Robert E. Lee's son, he defended Richmond and was captured at Sayler's Creek while in retreat toward Appomattox. Bold signature ‘G. W. C. Lee’ in

Mar 27, 2026GEORGE W. C. LEE

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

Mar 27, 2026GEORGE W. RANDOLPH

GIDEON J. PILLOW: (1806 - 1878) Confederate major general, who fought at Belmont and was second-in-command at Fort Donelson from which he fled to avoid capture by Grant. Historic content and association A.L.S., 1p.

Mar 27, 2026GIDEON J. PILLOW

GILBERT S. MEEM: (1824 - 1908) Confederate brigadier general of the Virginia Militia who led eight regiments and fought under Jackson at Winchester and in advances on Bath and Romney. Scarce partly-printed D.S. 1p.

Mar 27, 2026GILBERT S. MEEM

HENRY BAXTER: (1821 - 1873) Union brigadier general engaged at most of the major battles in the East, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. At Gettysburg Baxter's surprise attack

Mar 27, 2026HENRY BAXTER

HENRY H. SIBLEY: (1816-1886) Long-time U.S. Army officer and Confederate brigadier general who led a campaign into New Mexico to establish a Pacific supply line for the Confederacy, but was defeated at Glorieta Pass.

Mar 27, 2026HENRY H. SIBLEY

HENRY KYD DOUGLAS: (1838-1903) Confederate officer on the staffs of Jackson, Edward Johnson, Gordon and Early before being given the command of his own Virginia brigade, although the war ended before his promotion

Mar 27, 2026HENRY KYD DOUGLAS

HENRY T. CLARK: (1808-1874) 36th Governor of North Carolina from 1861 to 1862. As the leader of the state in that formative period, he mobilized thousands of soldiers for the Southern cause, established the only

Mar 27, 2026HENRY T. CLARK

HIRAM BURNHAM: (1814 - 1864) Union brigadier general who led a regiment in the Peninsula, Fredericksburg. and Gettysburg. Killed in action at Chaffin's Farm. War-date manuscript D.S., 1p. oblong folio, ‘Camp

Mar 27, 2026HIRAM BURNHAM

HUGH T. REID: (1811-1874) Union brigadier general of volunteers, promoted after being wounded and left for dead at Shiloh. As commander of the 1st Brigade, 6th Division, he commanded a mix of white and Black

Mar 27, 2026HUGH T. REID

HUMPHREY MARSHALL: (1812-1872) Confederate brigadier general who served in western Virginia and in Kentucky under Bragg, later Confederate congressman for Kentucky. Good military content, war-date A.L.S., 1p. 4to.,

Mar 27, 2026HUMPHREY MARSHALL

JEFFERSON C. DAVIS: (1828-1879) Union brigadier general at Fort Sumter at the start of the war, he killed Major General William Nelson over a perceived slight, was acquitted, and later fought at Atlanta and in the Caroli

Mar 27, 2026JEFFERSON C. DAVIS

JOHN J. PETTUS: (1813-1867) Governor of Mississippi from 1859 to 1863, a strong supporter of secession to defend the ‘superiority and supremacy of the white race’. Forced to flee to Alabama by the Union c

Mar 27, 2026JOHN J. PETTUS

U.S. NAVY FLAG OFFICERS (6): A fine lot of six items signed by U.S. Navy Rear Admirals and Commodores who gave notable service during the Civil War and other nineteenth-century conflicts. Includes: CORNELIUS K. STRIBLING (1796-18

Mar 27, 2026U.S. NAVY FLAG OFFICERS (6)

UNION GENERALS EDWARD N. KIRK AND ALEXANDER M. MCCOOK: A fine pair of signed endorsements on a war-date manuscript D.S., 1p. 4to., Mumfordsville, KY, Dec. 26, 1861, a ‘special requisition’ for a tent, desk, table, horse and saddle for a surgeo

Mar 27, 2026UNION GENERALS EDWARD N. KIRK AND ALEXANDER M. MCCOOK

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(UNION NAVY) BUREAU OF ORDNANCE CHIEF HENRY A. WISE PURCHASES REMINGTON PISTOLS: HENRY A WISE (1813-1869) Career U.S. Navy officer, commanded the screw frigate USS NIAGARA and was tasked with destroying the Gosport Navy Yard to prevent its capture by Confederates. Lincoln appointe

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Mar 27, 2026JEFFERSON C. DAVIS

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