Union Autographs

Autograph, Brevet Brigadier General Charles H. Hoyt

1862 Document Signed

(1825-97) Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, he attended Columbia University, and Princeton University, studied law, and became a lawyer. He enlisted on May 27, 1861, at New York City, as a 1st lieutenant, and was commissioned into the 37th New York Infantry. On June 8, 1862, he was commissioned into the U.S. Quartermaster's Department with rank of captain. He was promoted to colonel, August 2, 1864, and brevet brigadier general, March 13, 1865. After the war he remained in the U.S. Regular Army retiring in...  

Autograph Rear Admiral John B. Montgomery

War Date Document Signed while Commandant of the Washington Navy Yard

He was in charge of the Lincoln conspirators and the body of John Wilkes Booth while at the navy yard!

(1794-1873) Born in Allentown, N.J., he entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman on June 4, 1812. He served on the flagship Niagra during the victory on Lake Erie in September 1814, receiving a sword and the Thanks of Congress for his actions. He was commissioned lieutenant, April 1, 1818; and commander Dec. 9, 1839. Commanded the Navy Rendezvous at Boston in 1840. He...  

Brevet Major General James Wood, Jr.

1864 Document Signed, Lookout Valley, Tenn.

(1820-92) Born at Alstead, N.H., he graduated from Union College, in Schenectady, N.Y., in 1842, and was a lawyer by occupation. He enlisted at Albany, N.Y., on Aug. 17, 1862, and was commissioned colonel of the 136th New York Infantry. He was brevetted brigadier general, and major general, Mar. 13, 1865, and was mustered out of service, June 13, 1865.

8 1/2 x 11, imprinted form, filled out in ink.

Abstract Of Extra Issues at Lookout Valley, Tenn., in the month of January 1864, by...  

CDV Brevet Brigadier General George D. Ruggles

Autographed carte de visite

(1833-1904) Graduated in the West Point class of 1855. During the Civil War he served as chief of staff to Gen. John Pope, A.A.G. on the staff of Gen. George B. McClellan, and A.A.G. on the staff of Gen. George G. Meade. He was twice brevetted for gallantry, during the campaign which resulted in the fall of Richmond, Va., and in the campaign terminating in the surrender of Gen. R.E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 1/8 card. Bust view in...  

Florida Amnesty Parole

Signed by General Alexander S. Asboth

(1811-68) He served as chief of staff of General John C. Fremont in 1861. Appointed brigadier general on Mar. 21, 1862, he was wounded while in command of a division at the battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. In 1863, he was in command at Columbus, Ky., and later the District of West Florida. In 1864, at the battle of Marianna, he was badly wounded in the left cheek bone and the left arm. He was appointed U.S. Minister to the Argentine Republic and Uruguay in 1866.

Document Signed: 7 3/4 x 9...  

Autograph Brevet Brigadier General Franklin C. Smith

1863 Requisition Signed

102nd Illinois Infantry

(1824-91) Born in Portageville, N.Y., he was educated at Madison University (now Colgate), and was a 36 year old lawyer from Oneida, IL., when he enlisted on Sept. 8, 1862, as Lieutenant Colonel of the 102nd Illinois Infantry. He was promoted to Colonel, Oct. 24, 1862, and Brevet Brigadier General, Mar. 13, 1865. He was mustered out of service on June 6, 1865.

War Date Document Signed: 8 x 10, imprinted Special Requisition, filled out in ink. For the issue to W.H....  

Autographs Generals John H. Martindale & Fitz John Porter

War Date Document Signed by General Martindale plus Autographed Endorsement Signed by General Porter

J.H. Martindale: (1815-81) Graduated #3 in the West Point class of 1835. On August 9, 1861, he was commissioned brigadier general of volunteers and fought throughout the Peninsular campaign in command of a brigade of General Heintzelman's 3rd Corps. He was military governor of Washington, D.C., and later commanded a division of General Baldy Smith's 18th Corps at Cold Harbor, Bermuda Hundred and Petersburg, subsequently commanding the...  

Autograph Henry R. Rathbone

He was in the president's box at Ford's Theatre when John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln! Rathbone was severely slashed with a knife by Booth as he grappled with the assassin!

War Date Document Signed

(1837-1911) Born in Albany, N.Y., Rathbone served with distinction during the Civil War as a staff officer. He was brevetted for gallantry in the battles from the Rapidan to Petersburg, Va. On the fateful evening of April 14, 1865, Major Rathbone, and his fiancée, Clara Harris, were invited by the Lincoln's to accompany them...  

Autograph General John A. Dix

War Date Autographed Letter Signed

(1798-1879) Joined the U.S. Army in 1813. Was New York Secretary of State, 1833-39, and was elected to the Senate in 1845. In January 1861, President Buchanan appointed him Secretary of the Treasury, and on Jan. 29, 1861, he made his famous American flag dispatch to a treasury official in New Orleans, "If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot," which became a clarion call to the North! Commissioned a Major General by Abraham Lincoln, on May 16, 1861, he was first on...  

Autograph Brevet Brigadier General Franklin C. Smith

1862 Document Signed

102nd Illinois Infantry

(1824-91) Born in Portageville, N.Y., he was educated at Madison University (now Colgate), and was a 36 year old lawyer from Oneida, IL., when he enlisted on Sept. 8, 1862, as Lieutenant Colonel of the 102nd Illinois Infantry. He was promoted to Colonel, Oct. 24, 1862, and Brevet Brigadier General, Mar. 13, 1865. He was mustered out of service on June 6, 1865.

War Date Document Signed: 8 x 10, imprinted receipt for quartermaster stores, filled out in ink. Received, October 17,...  

Autograph General William B. Franklin

1862 Fredericksburg campaign order

War Date Autographed Document Signed

(1823-1903) Graduated #1 in the West Point class of 1843. He won a brevet for gallantry in the Mexican War at Buena Vista. As an engineer officer, he was in charge of the construction of the new Capitol dome in Washington, D.C. He commanded a brigade at the 1st Battle of Bull Run, and led a division, and subsequently the 6th Corps, with distinction during the Peninsular campaign. During the Maryland campaign, he commanded the forces which penetrated Crampton's...  

Autograph General John F. Hartranft

Medal of Honor Recipient

Presided over the hanging of the Lincoln conspirators!

Document Signed

(1830-89) A lawyer by profession, at the beginning of the Civil War he was colonel of the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry. Hartranft was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry at the 1st battle of Bull Run. He then undertook the organization of the 51st Pennsylvania Infantry, and was commissioned their colonel on Nov. 16, 1861, and led them in General Ambrose E. Burnside's expedition to the North Carolina coast in 1862. He...