WHIPPLE, AMIEL W.
$320.00
36590-1
(1816 - 1863) Union major general who led a division in the defense of Washington, at Fredericksburg, and at Chancellorsville where he was mortally wounded.Scarce A.L.S. "A. W. Whipple" as Captain of Topographical Engineers, 3pp. 4to., Detroit, June 10, 1858 to the Clerk of Works at Sackets Harbor, N.Y. In part: "...I am glad you hve sicceeded so satisfactorily with the work; and will shortly finish...I am desirous of seeing the end of the jobs on Lake Ontario...I ought perhaps to caution you not to leave any point until you see the works, placed under your charge, in such good order as to require nothing further for some time to come...please execute the work without awaiting orders. Enclosed are five hundred dollars Treasury Notes..." A few foxed spots in tyext, folds, else very good.