May 12, 2005 - Sale 2043

Sale 2043 - Lot 43

Price Realized: $ 240
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 100 - $ 150
(CIVIL WAR.) PEMBERTON, JOHN C. Clipped Autograph Endorsement Signed with rank, "Respectfully forwarded." Approximately 21/2x31/4 inches; mounted to a larger sheet at an early date, a bit toned. Pocotaligo Station, 29 January 1862

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Pemberton (1814-81) Confederate Lieutenant General, commanded the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, surrendered to Grant at Vicksburg on 4 July 1863. This endorsement written soon after the Battle of Port Royal Ferry.