Archives International Auctions Auction 98 December 2, 2024

Archives International Auctions - Sale 98 62 December 2, 2024 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ephemera - Civil War Military Photographs 294 294 Major General QuincyA. Gillmore - CivilWar Photograph Photograph of Civil War Major General Quincy Adams Gillmore measuring 2.5 inches by 4 inches. Quincy Adams Gillmore (1825–1888) was a notable American military officer and engineer. Graduating from West Point in 1849, he initially served as an engineer and became prominent for his contributions during the American Civil War. Gillmore is best remembered for his successful sieges of Fort Pulaski and Fort Sumter, where his expertise in military engineering proved crucial. His post-war career involved significant work on coastal defenses and various infrastructure projects. Gillmore’s advancements in military engineering and his role in key Civil War campaigns left a lasting impact on U.S. military history. He retired as a brigadier general in 1877 and lived the remainder of his life in relative privacy. Gillmore passed away in 1888, leaving behind a legacy of innovation and service in military engineering. ����������������������������������������������������� Est. $160-280 Ephemera - Civil War Notable Autographs Massachusetts 295 295 Civil War General Benjamin Butler Autograph on 1866 National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Invoice. Richmond....., VA. July 5, 1866. General Benjamin Butler signed payment receipt for H. Rives Pollard from the National Asylum for the Disabled Volunteer Soldiers organization. The invoice is attached. Established by Congress in 1865 and ultimately encompassing a network of eleven branches across the country, the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS) represents a policy of veterans’ benefits that directly influenced the development of a national system for veteran health care in the United States. XF condition. Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was an American major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Butler was a political major general of the Union Army during the American Civil War and had a leadership role in the impeachment of U.S. President Andrew Johnson. He was a colorful and often controversial figure on the national stage and on the Massachusetts political scene, serving five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and running several campaigns for governor before his election to that office in 1882. Butler directed the first Union expedition to Ship Island, off the Mississippi Gulf Coast, in December 1861, and in May 1862 commanded the force that conducted the capture of New Orleans after its occupation by the Navy following the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. In the administration of that city he showed great firmness and political subtlety. He devised a plan for relief of the poor, demanded oaths of allegiance from anyone who sought any privilege from government, and confiscated weapons. However, Butler’s subtlety seemed to fail him as the military governor of New Orleans when it came to dealing with its Jewish population, about which the general, referring to local smugglers, infamously wrote, in October 1862: “They are Jews who betrayed their Savior, & also have betrayed us.” Butler was considered “notorious for his anti-Semitism.” ������� Est. $100-200