Confederate Autographs

General Alfred E. Jackson

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(1807-89) Born in Davidson County, Tennessee. Educated at Washington and Greeneville Colleges. He became an extremely successful dealer of produce and manufactured goods trading all over the South. His various businesses included stores, mills, factories and farms which operated from North Carolina to the Mississippi River. Jackson enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861, and was appointed quartermaster on the staff of General Felix K. Zollicoffer, with whom he served until the latter's death at the battle of...  

CDV & Autograph General Benjamin F. Cheatham

(1820-86) Fought in the Mexican War as a colonel of Tennessee Volunteers. Later became major general of Tennessee state militia. He was appointed a Confederate brigadier general on July 9, 1861, and major general to rank from March 10, 1862. He distinguished himself as a brigade, division, and corps commander in every engagement of the Army of Tennessee from Shiloh to Atlanta. He also saw service in the Franklin and Nashville campaign. After the war he was superintendant of Tenn. state prisons, and postmaster of Nashville.

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Autograph & Photo General Robert Toombs

(1810-85) He attended the University of Georgia and Union College, practiced law, and served in the U.S. Congress and Senate. One of the wealthiest planters in Georgia, he was sent as a delagate to the convention at Montgomery, Ala., and accepted the position of Secretary of State of the Confederacy with some hesitation, as he wanted to be president. He resigned to become a brigadier general, July 19, 1861, and took over the Georgia Brigade in Virginia. A fiery secessionist, he wanted to engage the Union forces immediately and reviled the caution of the...  

General Alfred E. Jackson

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Plus letter from his son and imprinted circular

(1807-89) Born in Davidson County, Tennessee. Educated at Washington and Greeneville Colleges. He became an extremely successful dealer of produce and manufactured goods trading all over the South. His various businesses included stores, mills, factories and farms which operated from North Carolina to the Mississippi River. Jackson enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861, and was appointed quartermaster on the staff of General Felix K. Zollicoffer, with whom he...  

General James G. Martin

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(1819-78) Born in Elizabeth City, N.C., he graduated in the West Point class of 1840. Fought in the Mexican War battles of Monterey, Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras and Churubusco, where he lost his right arm which was shattered by grapeshot. Afterwards Marin was known by his nickname of "Old One Wing." He received promotion to brevet major for his gallantry at Contreras and Churubusco. After the Mexican War, he was appointed A.Q.M. serving in numerous posts. He also took part in the Utah Expedition serving under...  

General James L. Kemper

Severely wounded and captured during Pickett's Charge at the battle of Gettysburg!

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(1823-95) Born in Madison County, Va., he graduated from Washington College in 1842. He served in the Mexican War as captain of Virginia Volunteers and later practiced law. He served five terms in the Virginia house of delegates, during which time he was speaker of the house, chairman of the committee on military affairs, and president of the board of visitors of Virginia Military Institute. He was commissioned colonel of the...  

General Wade Hampton

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(1818-1902) He served in both houses of the South Carolina legislature, 1852-61. In 1861, he was reputed to be the largest landowner in the South. He organized and equipped at his own expense the famed "Hampton Legion," taking them to Virginia in time to fight in the battle of 1st Manassas, where he was wounded. He commanded an infantry brigade in the Virginia Peninsular campaign, and then in the summer of 1862, was assigned a cavalry command under General J.E.B. Stuart. He participated in most of their actions from...  

General John S. Marmaduke

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(1833-87) Graduated in the West Point class of 1857. He resigned his commission in the U.S. Army in 1861, and became a colonel in the Missouri militia. Soon after he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 3rd Arkansas Battalion, and colonel of the 3rd Confederate Infantry. Highly commended by his superiors for his conduct at Shiloh and Prairie Grove, he was promoted to brigadier general to rank from Nov. 15, 1862. Marmaduke twice raided into Missouri in 1863, and took part in the attack on Helena, Arkansas, in July of that...  

General Edward A. O'Neal

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O'Neal was wounded three times during the war!

(1818-90) Born in Madison County, Alabama. Graduated from La Grange College in 1836. Studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1840. Served in the Alabama 4th judicial circuit, 1841-45. A strong believer in secession, he advocated Alabama's secession from the Union. Appointed major of the 9th Alabama Infantry, in June 1861, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the fall of 1861. In March 1862, he was appointed colonel of the 26th Alabama Infantry, which he led during...  

General William B. Bate

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(1826-1905) Born in Bledsoe's Lick, Tenn. Fought in the Mexican War as 1st lieutenant of the 3rd Tennessee Infantry. Served in the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1849-51. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was commissioned colonel of the 2nd Tennessee Infantry. He saw action at 1st Manassas, and Shiloh, where he was badly wounded. Promoted to brigadier general on Oct. 2, 1862. He also fought with distinction as a brigade commander in the Tullahoma campaign, the battle of Chickamauga, and the Chattanooga campaign....  

Gen. Lawrence O.B Branch

Killed at Sharpsburg!

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(1820-62) Born in Enfield, N.C., he was a U.S. Congressman from 1855-61, and declined the positions of Secretary of the Treasury and Postmaster General which were offered to him by President James Buchanan. When North Carolina seceeded from the Union, Branch was appointed quartermaster and paymaster general of his state, a position he soon resigned to accept the colonelcy of the 33rd N.C. Infantry. He was promoted to brigadier general on Nov. 16, 1861, and...  

General Fitzhugh Lee

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(1835-1905) Nephew of General Robert E. Lee. Graduate of the West Point class of 1856. A special favorite of General J.E.B. Stuart, Fitz Lee played a gallant role in all of the operations of the Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, particularly distinguishing himself at Spotsylvania Court House, where his division's gallant stand enabled the 1st Corps to secure the strategic crossroads in advance of Grant's army. He was severely wounded at Winchester, Va. After Wade Hampton was ordered to North Carolina in January 1865,...