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(1836 - 1906) Confederate major general, 'Fighting Joe' was a brilliant cavalry officer who raided Rosecrans at Chattanooga and harassed Sherman's army through Georgia and the Carolinas. Wartime manuscript D.S., 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], a ‘Special Requisition’ for wagons, mules and tools. He signs ‘Jos Wheeler’ at the conclusion in black ink approving the requisition, and adds his rank ‘Major General’. Shows original mailing folds, with scattered foxing and very small chips to the edges, otherwise very good.

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117: Autographs & Historical Militaria Day 2

Jul 31, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Elkton, MD, United States

JULIUS WHITE: (1816-1890) Union brigadier general who, following military protocol, placed himself under Col. Dixon Miles during the Battle of Harpers Ferry in September of 1862, but found himself left in command

Jul 31, 2026JULIUS WHITE

$100

JUNIUS DANIEL: (1828 - 1864) Confederate brigadier general who was a career military officer before the war, served with distinction at the Battle of Chancellorsville and in the Gettysburg Campaign. Killed in

Jul 31, 2026JUNIUS DANIEL

$750

KENTON HARPER: (1801 - 1867) Confederate general of Virginia militia, later commissioned colonel commanding the 5th Virginia Infantry, a component of the Stonewall Brigade. Harper and the 5th Virginia fought at the

Jul 31, 2026KENTON HARPER

$100

LAURENCE S. BAKER: (1830-1907) Confederate brigadier general who served at Second Bull Run, Antietam, Bentonville, and was severely wounded in the arm during the Confederate retreat after the Battle of Gettysburg.

Jul 31, 2026LAURENCE S. BAKER

$100

LAWRENCE O’BRYAN BRANCH: (1820-1862) North Carolina representative in the U.S. Congress, later a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War, killed at the Battle of Antietam. Rare signature ‘L. o’B.

Jul 31, 2026LAWRENCE O’BRYAN BRANCH

$100

LEROY P. WALKER: (1817 - 1884) First Confederate Secretary of War, resigned in 1861 due to poor health and was made a brigadier general serving in Alabama and Florida. Fine association A.L.S., 1p. 4to., Huntsville,

Jul 31, 2026LEROY P. WALKER

$100

LEWIS ‘LEW’ WALLACE: (1827 - 1905) Union major general who saw action at Forts Henry and Donelson and was later criticized by Grant for his costly hesitancy at Shiloh. Later serving as governor of the New Mexico

Jul 31, 2026LEWIS ‘LEW’ WALLACE

$100

JOHN R. CHAMBLISS, JR.: (1833-1864) Confederate brigadier general of cavalry who served with distinction under Robert E. Lee and J.E.B. Stuart, as well as the Battle of Gettysburg by commanding Rooney Lee's brigade. Killed i

Jul 31, 2026JOHN R. CHAMBLISS, JR.

$750

RICHARD B. GARNETT: (1817 – 1863) U.S. Army officer and a Confederate brigadier general. He was court-martialed by Stonewall Jackson for his actions in command of the Stonewall Brigade at the First Battle of Kernst

Jul 31, 2026RICHARD B. GARNETT

$750

JOHN E. WOOL: (1784 - 1869) Union major general who fought off the Confederates at Fort Monroe and occupied Norfolk. Good association A.L.S., 2pp. 4to., Troy, NY, Feb. [n.d.], 1853, to President Franklin Pierce.

Jul 31, 2026JOHN E. WOOL

$50

JOHN ERICSSON: (1803-1889) American engineer and designer of the revolutionary ironclad USS MONITOR and the first screw-powered vessel, USS PRINCETON. Good association A.L.S., 1p. 4to., New York, April 15, 1871, to

Jul 31, 2026JOHN ERICSSON

$100

JOHN F. ECHOLS: (1823 - 1896) Confederate brigadier general who served with Jackson and Loring, later succeeding Loring as commander of the Army of Southwest Virginia. A.E.S. on the verso of a war-date A.L.S.

Jul 31, 2026JOHN F. ECHOLS

$100

JOHN G. BARNARD: (1815 - 1882) Union brigadier general who was McClellan's and Grant's chief engineer. Cheeky A.L.S. 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Oct. 7, 1874, to Secretary of War Gen. WILLIAM M. BELKNAP, in part:

Jul 31, 2026JOHN G. BARNARD

$50

JOHN GREGG: (1828 – 1864) Confederate brigadier general and brigade commander, at the Battle of Raymond, on May 12, 1863, his 3000-man brigade fought a tough 6-hour battle against the XVII Corps under

Jul 31, 2026JOHN GREGG

$100

JOHN H. REAGAN: (1818-1905) Confederate Postmaster General devoted to Jefferson Davis and later imprisoned with him. Large signature on a partial album page, adding 'Palestine Texas'. Fine.

Jul 31, 2026JOHN H. REAGAN

$50

JOHN H. WINDER: (1800-1865) Confederate brigadier general and commander of the Confederate Libby Prison, Belle Isle and the notorious prison at Andersonville. He escaped the hangman, dying just before war's end.

Jul 31, 2026JOHN H. WINDER

$200

JOHN Q. MARR: (1825-1861) Virginia militia company captain and the first Confederate States Army soldier to be killed by a Union army soldier in combat during the Civil War, at the Battle of Fairfax Court House on

Jul 31, 2026JOHN Q. MARR

$140

JOHN R. JONES: (1827-1901) Confederate brigadier general, commanded a brigade under ‘Stonewall’ Jackson during the Battle of Harpers Ferry and on the first Confederate line of defense at Antietam, where

Jul 31, 2026JOHN R. JONES

$100

JOHN S. BOWEN AND WILLIAM J. HARDEE: Rare war-date document bearing autograph endorsements signed by two important Confederate generals. The manuscript document, 1p. 4to., is headed: ‘Estimate of funds required for the pay of

Jul 31, 2026JOHN S. BOWEN AND WILLIAM J. HARDEE

$400

JOHN W. GEARY: (1819 - 1873) Union brigadier general who commanded a division at Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Lookout Mountain, and in Sherman's March to the Sea. He was later Military Governor of Savannah. A fine

Jul 31, 2026JOHN W. GEARY

$160

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Jul 31, 2026JOHN R. CHAMBLISS, JR.

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RICHARD B. GARNETT: (1817 – 1863) U.S. Army officer and a Confederate brigadier general. He was court-martialed by Stonewall Jackson for his actions in command of the Stonewall Brigade at the First Battle of Kernst

Jul 31, 2026RICHARD B. GARNETT

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