Autograph letter signed by Oliver Otis Howard, one page, 5 x 8 inches, on lined stationery headed Sherman House, Chicago, dated January 1869.
Howard writes regarding a recent conversation and offers his judgment and advice concerning Virginia politics. The letter reflects Howard’s post–Civil War role as a prominent national figure engaged in Reconstruction-era issues.
Condition: Very good overall, with expected light toning; a small ink blot is present in the lower portion of the text, but does not affect legibility or signature.
Oliver Otis Howard (November 8, 1830 – October 26, 1909) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the Civil War. As a brigade commander in the Army of the Potomac, Howard lost his right arm while leading his men against Confederate forces at the Battle of Fair Oaks/Seven Pines in June 1862, an action which later earned him the Medal of Honor. As a corps commander, he suffered two major defeats at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg in May and July 1863, but recovered from the setbacks as a successful corps and later army commander in the Western Theater.
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