GENERAL JOHN POPE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 08/01/1870 - HFSID 264521
Price: $600.00
JOHN POPE
ALS: "Jno. Pope", 1 page, 7¾x9¾. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1870
August 1. On letterhead of Headquarters, Department of the Missouri. In
full: "On my return from the Plains day before yesterday I received your
note of the 11th inst. Forwarded to me from [illegible]. Be pleased to
accept my thanks for your thoughtful kindness. Mrs. Pope is at [illegible]
but I hope to go for her about Sept. 1. When she last wrote the
[illegible] you sent had just been received, but as she intended to send
it here I was not informed. I will be glad always to see you here where I
suppose I shall remain for some years. The rail-road to [illegible] will
be completed this month & [illegible] will be necessary. Very truly
yours." Docketed on verso. John Pope fought with distinction at Monterrey
and Buena Vista in the Mexican War. As Commander of the Army of the
Mississippi in the Civil War, he captured New Madrid and took part in the
move on Corinth. These successes in the West brought him the command of the
newly organized Army of Virginia (June 1862), and he was named Brigadier
General in the regular army. He was defeated by Lee at the Battle of
Second Manassas, however, and transferred to Minnesota. Promoted to Major
General in 1882, Pope retired in 1886. Vertical fold crosses signature.
Slightly soiled. Pinhead-sized spots at upper left corner. Overall, fine
condition.
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