MARCUS J. WRIGHT

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(1831-1922) Confederate brigadier general wounded at Shiloh, returning to fight at Chickamauga and Atlanta. He later compiled the Official Records of the Civil War. War-date partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8.5 in. sq., [n.p., ca. June 24, 1864], a ‘Special Requisition’ form for a tent, oven and cookware for a ‘Train Guard’, signed by Wright with rank just below center right ink in black ink, approving the request. Shows expected folds, evenly toned and ragged at the left edge, otherwise in very good condition overall.

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117: Autographs & Historical Militaria Day 2

Jul 31, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Elkton, MD, United States

MARTIN L. SMITH: (1819 - 1866) Confederate major general who was one of a few Northern-born generals to fight for the South, planned and constructed the defenses of Vicksburg, died shortly after the war. Signature

Jul 31, 2026MARTIN L. SMITH

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MATTHEW C. BUTLER: (1836-1909) Confederate major general of cavalry who served under Gen. Wade Hampton and in the Army of Northern Virginia. Later a three term senator and veteran of the Spanish American War. A.L.S. as

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MATTHEW D. ECTOR: (1822-1879) Confederate brigadier general who served with distinction at Stones River and Chickamauga, later a judge in Texas. Fine association and interesting content A.L.S., 2pp. 4to., Marshall,

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MAX WEBER: (1824 - 1901) German-born Union brigadier general, took part in the capture of Norfolk in May, 1862 and then commanded at Suffolk. Weber's brigade was the first to attack the Sunken Road during the

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MAXCY GREGG: (1814 - 1862) Confederate brigadier general and ardent secessionist, commanded troops with distinction at Gaines Mill and Second Bull Run. Wounded at Antietam by the same bullet that killed Genl.

Jul 31, 2026MAXCY GREGG

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MEDAL OF HONOR LEGION CERTIFICATE FOR HERO IN ATTACK ON FORT FISHER: A most attractive and fine association partly-printed D.S. 1p. 23 x 18 in. [sight], Washington, Oct. 25, 1904. An appointment of Andrew J. Tomlin to the Medal of Honor Legion, signed by LLEWELLYN G.

Jul 31, 2026MEDAL OF HONOR LEGION CERTIFICATE FOR HERO IN ATTACK ON FORT FISHER

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MERIWETHER LEWIS CLARK: (1809-1881) Son of the famed corps of discovery leader William Clark and named after his father's associate Meriwether Lewis. Confederate colonel and commander of artillery who served under Braxton

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Jul 31, 2026MILLEDGE L. BONHAM (2)

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ORRIS S. FERRY: (1823 - 1875) Union brigadier general who would later become a U.S. Congressman and prominent Senator from Connecticut. He pursued Stonewall Jackson during the latter’s 1862 Valley Campaign and

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$100

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(THE DEATH OF RICHARD CHANNING PRICE): A fine group of material related to the death of RICHARD CHANNING PRICE (1843-1863) Confederate major, aide-de-camp and adjutant to J.E.B. Stuart, and Assistant Adjutant General of the Cavalry Corps,

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$200

STATES RIGHTS GIST: (1831 - 1864) Confederate brigadier general who commanded a division at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, led his own brigade in the Atlanta campaign, killed in action leading his men at Franklin. His

Jul 31, 2026STATES RIGHTS GIST

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STEPHEN D. RAMSEUR: (1837-1864) Confederate major general, at one point the youngest in the army, commended by Robert E. Lee for his actions at Chancellorsville and Malvern Hill leading the Stonewall brigade. Killed in a

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TURNER ASHBY: (1828 - 1862) Confederate brigadier general of cavalry in the Shenandoah, under the command of Stonewall Jackson. Killed leading an infantry charge at Harrisonburg, Va. while exhorting his men to foll

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