Autograph, General Albert Sidney Johnston

Killed in the battle of Shiloh!

Signature affixed to a note written by General Johnston's wife!

(1803-62) Graduated in the West Point class of 1826, saw action in the Black Hawk War, was Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas, fought in the Mexican War as a colonel of Texas Volunteers, served as colonel of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry on the Texas frontier, led the Utah expedition against the Mormons, was appointed a full general in the Confederacy in 1861, commanded all C.S.A. troops west of the Alleghenies, and was mortally wounded...  

Autograph, C.S.N. Commander, Matthew Fontaine Maury

Autograph Letter Signed

(1806-73) Reknown hydrographer called the "Pathfinder of the Seas." At the age of 19 he joined the navy as a midshipman and published his first book, "Maury's Navigation," in 1843. Among his projects were the establishment of a river wide system of information on the Mississippi's condition and the enlargement of the inland canal system. In 1842, he was named head of the hydrographical office of the navy. He brought out his paper on the Gulf Stream, ocean currents and great circle sailing in 1844...  

Autograph, Secessionist Edmund Ruffin

(1794-1865) prominent agriculturist, writer and ardent secessionist. He joined the Palmetto Guard of South Carolina and accompanied them to Fort Sumter. He is credited with firing the first shot on Fort Sumter, this coming from Stevens Battery on Cummings Point. He committed suicide by gunshot on June 15, 1865, saying he was unwilling to live under the Yankee U.S. Government!

Signature From Closing of Letter: 4 3/8 x 1 3/4, in ink, I am yours, &c, Edmund Ruffin. Light age toning and wear. Fine. Very scarce signature.  

Autograph, Lieutenant George W. Jones

18th Virginia Infantry

Wounded and captured during Pickett's charge at Gettysburg

Signature from Johnson's Island Prison album!

(1832-1910) A resident of Pittsylvania County, Va., he enlisted on April 24, 1861, as a sergeant, and was mustered into Co. I, 18th Virginia Infantry. He was promoted to 1st lieutenant, April 26, 1862. Wounded and captured on July 3, 1863, during Pickett's charge, at Gettysburg. He was confined in Johnson's Island Prison, Ohio, until his exchange on March 14, 1865. He died on January 31, 1910, in...  

Signed Photograph, General Jubal A. Early

(1816-94) Graduated in the West Point class of 1837. After fighting against the Seminoles, he resigned to study law and afterwards began practice in Rocky Mount, Va. He became a member of the house of delagates, and the commonwealth's attorney, and when war broke out with Mexico he was a major of Virginia volunteers. At the start of the Civil War he was promptly appointed as colonel of the 24th Va. Inf., which he led at 1st Manassas. He was promoted to rank of brigadier general to rank from July 21, 1861, and took part in all the engagements of the Army...  

Autograph, 26th North Carolina Infantry Officer

Wounded and captured at Gettysburg!

Autographed note signed regarding the service record of a fellow soldier in his company who was wounded during the Pickett/Pettigrew Charge at Gettysburg!

5 3/4 x 9 1/4, in ink, on imprinted letter sheet.

J.A. Bush, J.[ustice] P.[eace]
Office in Court House

Lenoir, N.C., August 8th, 1917

I do hereby certify that A.S. Caison was a member of Company I, 26th Regt. N.C. Vols., from March 15th, 1862, until the surrender at Appomattox, Va., 1865, and was a good soldier.

J.A....  

Autograph, Confederate Secretary of State Robert M.T. Hunter

Autograph Letter Signed

(1809-87) After graduating from the University of Virginia, he practiced law and entered politics, serving as legislator, U.S. Congressman, Speaker of the House, and U.S. Senator. He was a close friend and political ally of John C. Calhoun and favored not only states rights but also slavery. Resigning as a U.S. Congressman, he sat in the Confederate Provisional Congress and succeeded Robert Toombs in July 1861 as Secretary of State. He later served as C.S.A. Senator. In the final days of the Civil War, he attended...  

Autograph General Hamilton P. Bee

Document Signed

Also signed by William G. Cooke, hero of the Texas Revolution!

Hamilton P. Bee: (1822-97) Older brother of C.S.A. General Barnard E. Bee. Born in Charleston, S.C., he moved with his parents to Texas at the age of 14. He was the secretary of the commission that established the border between the United States and the Republic of Texas in 1839. Texas President Sam Houston dispatched Bee to open negotiations with the Comanches in 1843, which eventually resulted in the Treaty of Tehuacana Creek. He served as...  

Autograph General P.G.T. Beauregard

(1818-93) The 4th highest ranking officer in the Confederacy. Graduated #2 in the West Point class of 1838. Brevetted captain and major for gallantry in the Mexican War. He was in command at Charleston, S.C., in April 1861, during the bombardment and capture of Fort Sumter and rose to instant fame in the Confederacy. He also saw action at 1st Manassas, Shiloh, the 1863-64 Charleston, S.C. campaign, Bermuda Hundred and Petersburg. Beauregard was a railroad executive in the 1860's and early 1870's and later served as Commissioner of public works in New...  

Autograph President Jefferson Davis

Free frank as U.S. Senator

(1808-1889) Graduated in the West Point class of 1828. He married the daughter of General and President Zachary Taylor, but she died only 3 months after their marriage. Elected to the U.S. Congress in 1845, he resigned to fight in the Mexican War, served under General Taylor, and was severely wounded at the battle of Buena Vista. He declined the appointment of brigadier general in the U.S. Army to re-enter politics, serving as a U.S. Senator from Mississippi. In 1853, he was appointed Secretary of War by President...  

Autograph Christopher G. Memminger

Confederate Secretary of the Treasury

War Date Letter Signed to Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens

(1803-88) He graduated from South Carolina College at the age of 16, standing #2 in his class. Studied law, passed the bar in 1825, and commenced a practice in Charleston. Served in the South Carolina Legislature from 1836-52, and 1854-60. He signed South Carolina's secession ordnance, was chairman of the Provisional Confederate Congress Committee on Commercial Affairs, and was the Confederate Secretary of the Treasury,...  

Autograph General James Longstreet

(1821-1904) "Old Pete" and "Lee's Old War Horse" were two names commonly used when referring to General James Longstreet. He commanded the 1st Corps, of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, for most of the war. He fought at 1st Manassas, in the Virginia Peninsula campaign, at 2nd Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. He was briefly sent west by General Lee to bolster that army and saw action at Chickamauga and Knoxville. Returning east, he fought in the battle of the Wilderness where he was severely...