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HENRY SMITH VAN EATON - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 33928

The Confederate Army officer and U.S. Representative signs his name in black ink Signature: "H.S. Van Eaton/ Woodville/ Miss." in black ink. 6¾x4¾ clipping. Henry Smith Van Eaton (1826-1898) was a Civil War Confederate officer and a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.

Price: $180.00

Condition: Fine condition
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HENRY SMITH VAN EATON
The Confederate Army officer and U.S. Representative signs his name in black ink
Signature: "H.S. Van Eaton/ Woodville/ Miss." in black ink. 6¾x4¾ clipping. Henry Smith Van Eaton (1826-1898) was a Civil War Confederate officer and a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. After studying law, he then moved to Mississippi, where he served as district attorney and as a member of the State House of Representatives. With the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in the Confederate States Army, earning the rank of captain. After the war he resumed his law practice, later appointed chancellor of the tenth Mississippi district. In 1882 Van Eaton was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and would serve two terms. Upon his leaving, he was named by President Cleveland to the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and later a member of a commission to examine and report upon the last completed portion of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Irregularly cut. Toned. Small pinpoint stains throughout. Corners rounded. Otherwise, fine condition.

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