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Autograph, General Hylan B. Lyon
Captured at the fall of Fort Donelson, Tennessee in February 1862
Kentucky Cavalry Commander under General Nathan Bedford Forrest
He escaped from capture at Red Hill, Alabama in January 1865, by his quick thinking and daring action and shooting a Yankee sergeant
(1836-1907) He was born in what is now Lyon County, Kentucky, to a wealthy plantation family, and was the grandson of Congressman Matthew Lyon. He graduated in the West Point class of 1856, and was assigned to the 2nd U.S. Artillery Regiment on duty at Fort Myers during...
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Autograph, Lloyd Waner, Baseball Hall of Fame
Nicknamed "Little Poison," the defensive great patrolled center field for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1920's and 1930's
(1906-82) Born in Harrah, Oklahoma, along with his older brother, Paul Waner, known as "Big Poison," he anchored the Pittsburgh Pirates outfield throughout the 1920s and 1930s. The younger Waner started his professional baseball career in 1925 with the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League. Waner broke into the major leagues with the Pirates in 1927, and quickly built his reputation as a...
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Autograph, General Daniel E. Sickles
Autograph Letter Signed written to General Winfield S. Hancock
Sickles murdered Philip Barton Key II across the street from the White House!
Severely wounded at Gettysburg resulting in the amputation of his leg
Medal of Honor Recipient for heroism at the Battle of Gettysburg
United States Congressman & New York State Senator
(1819-1914) Born in New York City, he was a controversial New York State senator and congressman. He first achieved national notoriety in 1859 when he shot down, in the shadows of the White...
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Autograph, Scotty Moore, Rock n' Roll HOF
Founder and lead guitarist of "The Blue Moon Boys," the original backing band of Elvis Presley
(1931-2016) Born in Gadsden, Tennessee. Scotty was in the United States Navy from 1948-1952, lying and entering the service under age! He served in China and Korea. He was the lead guitarist for Elvis Presley from 1954-1968, working with "The King" in the recording studio, movie sound tracks (even appearing on camera in some of the early films), and in his touring band. Scotty was part of the original Sun Studio recordings in...
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Autograph, General John W. Turner
1865 Autograph Endorsement Signed
Recommendation for captain of the 20th N.Y.S.M.
(1833-99) Born in New York, he was appointed to West Point, and graduated in 1855, and assigned to the 1st U.S. Artillery who he fought with in the Third Seminole Indian War. When the Civil War began, Turner was quickly promoted to captain, and he served on the staff of General David Hunter, first in Kansas, then in the Department of the South where he rendered valuable services at the battle of Fort Pulaski, Ga. On June 13, 1863, Turner was appointed...
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Autograph, General John A. Dix
Famous for his American flag dispatch, "If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot!" This became a clarion call in the North during the Civil War!
New York Secretary of State
United States Senator from New York
Governor of New York
(1798-1879) Born in Boscawen, New Hampshire, he joined the U.S. Army in 1813, and served until 1828. In 1830, he was appointed by Governor Enos T. Throop as Adjutant General of the New York State Militia. Was New York Secretary of State, 1833-39, and...
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Autograph, General Fitz John Porter
War Date Letter Signed With Rank
General Porter writes to Governor Morgan of New York to send him recruits for the 13th, 17th and 25th New York Volunteer Regiments
(1822-1901) Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he was the cousin of Union Admiral David D. Porter. He graduated in the West Point class of 1845, and earned the brevets of captain and major for gallantry and bravery in the Mexican War at the Battle of Molino del Rey, and at the Battle of Chapultepec where he was wounded. From 1849 to 1855 he was the assistant instructor of...
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Autograph, General Thomas W. Sweeny
He lost his right arm at the battle of Churubusco in 1848 during the Mexican War
Severely wounded and carried from the field at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo. in 1861
Wounded in the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
"Our best generals I consider to be Joseph E. Johnston, W.T. Sherman, and Phil Sheridan."
(1820-92) He was born in County Cork, Ireland on Christmas Day in 1820, and came to America at the age of 12. Interested in the militia, he joined the "Independent Tompkins Blues" which later were...
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Autograph, Stewart Lee Udall
United States Secretary of the Interior appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961
United States Congressman from Arizona
Card signature as Secretary of the Interior
World War II Air Force hero
(1920-2010) Born in St. Johns, Arizona, Udall attended the University of Arizona for two years until World War II. He then served four years in the U.S. Air Force as an enlisted gunner on a B-24 Liberator, flying fifty missions over Western Europe from Italy with the 736th Bomb Squadron, 454th Bomb Group, for which he was...
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Autograph, General James B. Fry
Letter Signed Regarding the annual Lady Washington Reception
(1827-1894) Born in Carrollton, Illinois, he graduated in the West Point class of 1847 and was assigned to the 3rd U.S. Artillery. He served during the Mexican War under General Winfield Scott, and was later on frontier duty and garrison duty as an assistant to Major George H. Thomas. He was adjutant at the United States Military Academy from 1854 to 1859, under Colonel Robert E. Lee. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was commanding a battery of light artillery in the defenses...
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Autograph, General John B. McPherson
Graduated #1 in the West Point class of 1853
Killed in the Atlanta campaign in July 1864 bringing commanding General William T. Sherman to tears!
Very rare circa 1862 Mobile & Ohio Railroad document signed as Brigadier General
(1828-64) He was born in Clyde, Ohio, and graduated #1 in the West Point class of 1853, a class which included future Civil War generals' Philip H. Sheridan, John M. Schofield and John Bell Hood. After graduation McPherson was commissioned brevet second lieutenant and he was appointed to the Corps of...
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Autograph, Master Sergeant Paul J. Wiedorfer, U.S. Army
World War II Medal of Honor recipient for his heroic actions on Christmas Day, near Chaumont, Belgium, in 1944
(1921-2011) Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Wiedorfer joined the United States Army in July 1943, and did his basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia. On Christmas Day, 1944, near Chaumont, Belgium, Wiedorfer single-handedly charged across 40 yards of wide open ground, destroyed two German machine gun emplacements and took six Germans prisoner. He was subsequently promoted to staff sergeant, and on May 29, 1945, he was awarded the Medal...
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