2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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William Farrar Smith (1824-1903), known as "Baldy" Smith, was a Union general in the American Civil War, notable for attracting the extremes of glory and blame. He was praised for his gallantry in the Seven Days Battles and the Battle of Antietam, but was demoted for professional and political reasons after the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg. On August 13, 1861, he was appointed a brigadier general in the Union Army after helping organize the 1st Vermont Brigade. War-Dated Autograph Letter Signed “Wm. F. Smith, datelined Camp Lyon, Wash’n. Sep. 2, 1861, 1pp. In full, I send my Uniform Coat & pants to be altered enclosing the shoulder straps. Please have the Alteration made at your earliest convenience and return them promptly to the same address as before.”
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