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ORIGINAL- CIVIL WAR
ORIGINAL- CIVIL WAR
ORIGINAL- CIVIL WAR
ORIGINAL- CIVIL WAR
ORIGINAL- CIVIL WAR
ORIGINAL- CIVIL WAR
ORIGINAL- CIVIL WAR
ORIGINAL- CIVIL WAR

ORIGINAL- CIVIL WAR " BRIG GENERAL ROBERT ANDERSON " WAR TIME ENGRAVING c1863

$ 2.64

Availability: 18 in stock
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    ORIGINAL- CIVIL WAR " BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT ANDERSON " WAR TIME ENGRAVING c1863
    WAR TIME ENGRAVING of BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT ANDERSON. IN THE PLATE BELOW THE BRIGADIER GENERAL IS HIS PRINTED SIGNATURE.
    Robert Anderson (b.1805 -d.1871)  United States Army officer during the American Civil War. A hero who defied the Confederacy in the first battle of the American Civil War at Fort Sumter in April 1861. The Confederates bombarded the fort and forced its surrender to start the war. After Sumter fell, Anderson was promoted to brigadier general and given command of Union forces in Kentucky, but was removed late in 1861 and reassigned to Rhode Island, before retiring from military service in 1863.
    Published and Engraverd after a photo by Fredricks & Co. by :  J.C.BUTTRE 48 FRANKLIN ST. NEW YORK
    Created: New York c1863
    Trim size : W 8 7/16" x H 11 5/16"
    Medium weight cream colored paper.
    Condition is Very Fine for its 159 years with light handling , a few dozen tiny pin head size round spots on obverse and reverse adding to its patina.
    (please see pictures)
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