2020-09 Putnal
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John Echols (March 20, 1823 - May 24, 1896) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. As a brigadier general, Echols fought in the battles of First Manassas and Kernstown, where he was wounded. In 1862, he served in the Kanawha Valley and, the following year, commanded Confederate forces in their losing effort at the Battle of Droop Mountain. In 1864, he led the Confederate right wing at the Battle of New Market and was with Robert E. Lee at Cold Harbor. Reluctant to surrender after Appomattox, Echols joined General Joseph Johnston in North Carolina and then accompanied Confederate President Jefferson Davis in his flight to Georgia. Document Signed "Jno. Echols" on verso of Short Route Railway Transfer Company stock, 1pp. quarto, issued January 20, 1883. Echols in his hand assigns the stock to a trust and appoints an attorney to handle the transfer. Fine condition.
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