May 05, 2016 - Sale 2413

Sale 2413 - Lot 10

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Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(CIVIL WAR.) SICKLES, DANIEL E. Autograph Letter Signed, "DESickles / BrigGe'l," to Colonel [George B.] Hall, advising him to put aside disagreements for the sake of the War. 1 1/4 pages, 4to, with integral blank; folds. (MRS) New York, 28 December 1861
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"Lt. Col. [Henry L.] Potter has been detained unavoidably, first by illness & second by the destruction of his House by fire, leaving his family nothing besides what they stood in.
"By all means, Colonel, let me advise that you & Lt. Col. P. bury all past animosities and promote harmony in the Regiment. Let us avoid all quarrels, in this way we can best promote the interests of the service & the Cause. . . ."
Daniel Edgar Sickles (1819-1914) served as U.S. Representative from NY, and later became a Union general in the Civil War, losing a leg at the Battle of Gettysburg.