Lot 59
Beauregard, Pierre G.T. Beauregard (1818-1893) Confederate general who directed the first action of the Civil War: the bombardment of Ft. Sumter. He was second in command at First Bull Run and at Shiloh, assuming command when Johnston was killed. War-date Autograph Note Signed "G.T.B.," in pencil at the bottom of a South-Western Telegraph Co. telegram sent to Beauregard from Richmond by Samuel Cooper, the highest-ranking Confeerrate general at the time, Mar. 3, 1862. Cooper orders: "Accept all twelve months companies that arm & equip themselves." Beauregard pencils his order below Cooper's: "Teleg. To Govrs. Of Tenn, Miss, Ala, & Louisa & Capt Adams at Memphis…." He signs with his initials and adds a bold paraph. Very good; overall toning, archival tape repairs to two folds on verso, some foxing at right edge and minor edge chips.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200.
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