ALLEN, WILLIAM WIRT
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(1835 - 1894) Confederate major general who commanded a brigade of cavalry with Wheeler at Atlanta, also wounded at Perryville.Rare war-date A.E.S. on the verso of a manuscript D.S., 1p. 4to., "Graham Station, N.C.", Apr. 17, 1865, a medical certificate of disability issued to Pvt. W. A. Lipscomb and signed by two surgeons. On the verso, Allen approves the discharge: "Headquarters Allen's Div. April 18th/65 Approved & respectfully forwarded. Wm. W. Allen Brig. Gen. Com". Some stains and a few tiny holes generally not affecting the endorsement, also endorsed by Capt. D. P. Forney, a Col. D. Blakey, and E. L. Lewis. Of particular interest is the fact that Allen endorses this document a full nine days after Lee's surrender at Appomattox!