2022-01 Raynors HCA Auction
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PENDLETON, Alexander Swift "Sandie" (1840-1864) was an officer on the staff of Confederate Generals Thomas J. Jackson, Richard S. Ewell and Jubal A. Early during the American Civil War. Autograph Letter Signed, "A.S. Pendleton, A.A.G." in pencil to his mother, Chickahominy, June 28, 1862. In full, "My dear Mother, We had a fight yesterday and whipped the Yankees. Ned Lee safe & myself. Col. Allen killed shot through the head. We will probably have more fighting today. God bless you - Love to all. Presented in frame, VG. Pendleton was regarded as one of the most capable staff officers in the Confederate forces during the Civil War. He served as Assistant Adjutant General of General "Stonewall" Jackson's II Corps. While still a student, Pendleton became acquainted with Jackson through a literary society in the mid-1850s. When the Civil War erupted, Pendleton was commissioned in the Confederate forces. Jackson quickly requested that the young officer be assigned to his command. During the war, the two men were seldom apart. When Jackson died from wounds he received at Chancellorsville, Pendleton dressed Jackson's body for burial. He also served as one of the pallbearers at Jackson's funeral. Pendleton would eventually fall in battle before the end of the war.
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