October 12th Rare Autograph & Document Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/12/2023
A set of autographs from Confederate generals Eppa Hunton II(1" x 3.75"), Henry Heth (1" x 2.75"), Alfred Moore Scales (2.5" x 5.25"), Alfred Holt Colquitt(2" x 3.25"). In fine condition.
Eppa Hunton II (September 24, 1822 – October 11, 1908) was a Virginia lawyer and soldier who rose to become a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he served as a Democrat in both the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate from Virginia.
Henry Heth (December 16, 1825 – September 27, 1899) was a career United States Army officer who became a Confederate general in the American Civil War.
Alfred Moore Scales (November 26, 1827 – February 9, 1892) was a North Carolina state legislator, Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 45th Governor of North Carolina from 1885 to 1889.
Alfred Holt Colquitt (April 20, 1824 – March 26, 1894) was an American lawyer, preacher, soldier, and politician. Elected as the 49th Governor of Georgia (1877–1882), he was one of numerous Democrats elected to office as white conservatives took back power in the state at the end of the Reconstruction era. He was elected by the Georgia state legislature to two terms as U.S. Senator, serving from 1883 to 1894 and dying in office. He had served as a United States officer in the Mexican-American War and in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of brigadier general.
With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA
Eppa Hunton II, Henry Heth, Alfred Moore Scales, Alfred Holt Colquitt
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