MAJOR GENERAL JOHN A. DIX - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/16/1864 - HFSID 283751
Sale Price $850.00
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GENERAL JOHN ADAMS DIX
War-dated letter as Commanding General of the Department of the East (1864)
Autograph Letter signed: "John A. Dix", 5 x 6, attached to paper backing of same size. New York City, 1864 December 16. On letterhead of Headquarters, Department of the East to "Dear Sir", in full: "I have the pleasure of complying with your request, and am Respectfully Yours". Pencil notes (unknown hand) at top edge. As President James Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury (1861), John AdamsDix (1798-1879) telegraphed this famous order to the American cutter Robert McClelland in the port of New Orleans on Jan. 29, 1861, less than three months before the start of the American Civil War: "If any man attempts to haul down the American Flag, shoot him on the spot". Dix later commanded the Department of Virginia (1862-1863) and the Department of the East (1863-1865). After the Civil War, Dix, who had been a U. S. Senator from New York (1845-1849), was U. S. Minister to France (1866-1869) and Governor of New York (1872-1874). The U.S. Army's Fort Dix in New Jersey is named in his honor. Mounting residue on verso. Water damage in upper left area. Slightly creased. Good condition.
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