2020-09 Putnal
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ARCHER, James Jay (1817-1864) was a lawyer and an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War. He later served as a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army (CSA) during the American Civil War. Taken as a prisoner of war on the first morning of the Battle of Gettysburg, Archer was the first general officer captured from Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Military Document Signed "J.J. Archer Capt. 9th Inf. Comdg." Camp Oswego, Washington Territory, September 30, 1859. Fine condition.
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