MAJOR GENERAL JOHN E. WOOL - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 06/01/1859 - HFSID 72575
Special Sale Price $300.00
Reg. $400.00
JOHN E. WOOL
The oldest General to serve in the American Civil War signed this page to a fellow United
States resident
ALS: "John E. Wool/ U.S. Army," 1p, 3¾x6. Troy, 1859 June 1. To John T. Ogden, Esq. In
full: "If I would, I could not refuse to a resident, of my native country, so small as favor as my
autograph. It is freely and with pleasure given". Oval sepia photograph, 1x1¼, has been affixed
in the blank area to the left of the signature. At the outbreak of the Civil War, John E. Wool
(1784-1869), who had already been a Brigadier General for 20 years, headed the
Department of the East. In the early days of the war, Wool and his forces secured Fort
Monroe, Virginia, which became the supply depot for General George B. McClellan's
Peninsula Campaign. In May 1862, he and his troops assumed command of the Norfolk
shipyards, which had been abandoned by the Confederates. In 1863, Wool was the Army's
fourth-ranking General. He was forced into retirement at the age of 79 by President
Abraham Lincoln, despite the General's protests. He was the oldest general to participate
in the Civil War. In the Mexican War, Wool was General Zachary Taylor's second in
command at the Battle of Buena Vista. He was awarded a vote of thanks and a sword of
honor by Congress for his services during the Mexican War. Lightly toned. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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