BRIGADIER GENERAL HORACE PORTER - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 02/08/1916 - HFSID 3766
Sale Price $450.00
Reg. $500.00
GENERAL HORACE PORTER
American Civil War Brigadier General Horace Porter signed this letter
to thank the recipient for a letter, which he read while "convalescing from
an attack of the prevailing epidemic here."
Manuscript LS: "Horace Porter". 2 pages, 5¼x6½, 1 sheet
folded, front and verso. Feb. 8, 1916. In full: "My dear
Princess, I have just had the pleasure of reading your very kind note. I am
convalescing from an attack of the prevailing epidemic here. When I am ableto go
about I shall take occasion to call and pay my respects. Yours very
sincerely". Graduating from West Point in 1860,
Porter commanded the artillery used in capturing Fort Pulaski which
guarded the harbor of Savannah, Georgia, in April, 1862. He saw action at
Chickamauga in 1863 for which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor 39
years later. In April, 1864, Porter became Aide-de-Camp to General Grant and was
with him at Appomattox. After the war he remained a member of Grant's military
staff and later became his White House military adviser. Porter became
Vice President of the Pullman Car Company after resigning from the Army
in 1873. Lightly toned, foxed and creased. Ink transference inside letter (does
not touch signature). Paper clip impressions and rust stains at top edge. Folded
once and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.
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