2020-01 Putnal
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/18/2020
Manual "CAVALRY TACTICS. THIRD PART. EVOLUTIONS OF A REGIMENT." Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1861, signed by Charles Courtenay Tew (1827-1862) of Orange County, North Carolina, who served as Commandant of Cadets at the Hillsboro Military Academy and as Commander of Fort Macon prior to his appointment as Colonel of the 2nd North Carolina Infantry. He was killed leading his regiment at Antietam on September 17, 1862. The signature though light reads "C.C. Tew Hillsboro, N.C." This fine manual also bears the bookplate of William Jordan Luck (1836-1906) UVA & Richmond Medical College grad, he served with the 1st Virginia Cavalry, 59th Virginia Infantry, the 4th North Carolina Cavalry, as well as Graham's Light Artillery of Virginia. VG. Tew is an extremely rare signature..
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