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(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 First Battle of Bull Run, and he later led reservists in the Valley Campaigns, the Battle of Piedmont, and the Battle of Waynesboro. Scarce A.N.S. twice on an irregular 8.25 x 3.25 in. slip of paper, Feb. 1835, an invoice charging a John Newton $2.50 for advertising for a property sale. Harper executes his name once in the body, and signs again at bottom confirming receipt of payment. Shows expected folds, ragged at the edges, otherwise in very good overall condition.

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117: Autographs & Historical Militaria Day 2

Jul 31, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Elkton, MD, United States

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

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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

JOHN W. TURNER: (1833 – 1899) Career U.S. Army officer who rose through the ranks as an artillery commander and staff officer, becoming a brigadier general. Turner took a prominent part in the Appomattox

Jul 31, 2026JOHN W. TURNER

$160

JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON: (1807 - 1891) Confederate major general who led armies at Bull Run and Seven Pines. Johnston is perhaps best remembered for his stubborn defense of Atlanta and his resistance to Sherman's March to

Jul 31, 2026JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON

$260

JOSEPH R. ANDERSON: (1813 - 1892) ‘The Krupp of the Confederacy', Confederate brigadier general and owner of the famous Tredegar Iron Works Co. in Richmond, the Confederacy's largest and sometimes only source of

Jul 31, 2026JOSEPH R. ANDERSON

$160

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