William C. Scott Autograph Letter Signed 08/31/1861

  
Make an Offer Today and Get a Quick Response! Take a Look at This Week's Specials! SCOTT - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 08/31/1861 - HFSID 87584. SCOTT Civil war dated letter from the Confederate Colonel in regards to charges made against him, saying that they are false and based on hearsay. Camp Barton, 1861 August 31. Jackson, responding to charges against him. In part: All I have to say, sir, is that every charge made against me in that letter & that endorsement is false.

Johnson in charging me with an offence which I never committed, on hearsay testimony, said to be based on the assertions of a sentinel (probably unknown) when it was very easy for him to ascertain the facts of the case, & in accusing me for the commission of that offense was a gross assumption of authority.... Previously a practicing lawyer, WILLIAM C. Scott ran as a Know-Nothing candidate in 1856 and was defeated, instead serving as a delegate to the 1861 Virginia Secession Convention. When the American Civil War broke out, Scott was appointed First Colonel of the 44th Virginia Voluntary Regiment, Confederate States of America, from July 1, 1861 to January 14, 1863, when he resigned. General JACKSON commanded the Monterey Division.

Left edge chipped and frayed. Small tears where some folds meet. See more material from these signers. See more listings in our MILITARY (2,628). Please note that this is an authentically signed item.

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1. Authentication: Numbered COA issued by Gallery of History, Inc.
2. Signed by: William C.

   Scott

3. Autograph Type: Autograph Letter Signed
4. Autograph: Authentic Original