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Auction: 315 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 546

Johnston, Joseph E. American general (1807-91); the highest-ranking US officer to join the Confederacy; first commander of the Army of Northern Virginia until he was wounded and Robert E Lee took charge; best known for his long strategic withdrawal against WT Sherman´s army in Georgia; after the war, the two rivals became friends, and Johnston died after catching a cold at Sherman´s funeral. Very early clipped Signature "J.E. Johnston / Bt. Capt Top´l Engrs." on a1.3" x 4.25" sheet, undated but ca. 1840. Johnston had been brevetted for his valor in the Second Seminole War in Florida, where in 1838 he had been wounded during a stint as a civilian. In Fine condition.

Estimate
$150 to $250