Lot 106
Burnside, Ambrose E (1824-1881) Union general; reluctant commander of the Army of the Potomac, relieved of command after Fredericksburg; as commander of the Army of the Ohio, he succeeding in capturing Morgan's Raiders and the siege of Knoxville; was relieved of command of the 9th Corps for mishandling the Petersburg mine assault. Holograph text of a telegraph signed ("A.E. Burnside"), one page, 5 1/4 x 8", n.p., n.d. Almost certainly war date and sent as a telegraph to his wife in Providence, R.I.: "I am very weary. This is the third day since I have had a telegraph. Please telegraph at once. I am quite well." On the verso is part of a hand-drawn map showing a railroad with the towns of Jonesville, Elizabeth, Glasgow, Bowling Green, Gallatin, etc. Light toning and soiling; one small pinhole at fold. Large signature. Affixed at left edge to a 14¼ x 10½" sheet and accompanied by a 14 x 10½" steel engraving by Buttre. Estimated Value $400 - 600
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