September 22, 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/22/2011
DIX, John (1798-1879)Dix joined the army at the age of fourteen to fight in the War of 1812, serving in the battles of Chrysler's Field and Lundy's Lane (1814). During the Civil War he was first president of New York City's Union Defense Committee, which was responsible for raising money, supplies, and volunteers, and later a major general in the army serving in various politically sensitive administrative posts. War-date Union general's Autograph Letter Signed by John A. Dix, 1pp. quarto, Baltimore, Maryland, August 13, 1861, addressed to a friend and reads in part: "...It seems to be my fate, never, or at least very rarely, to see those whom out of my own family circle, I like best. I believe, to make the observation personal, I have seen you about twice in the last two years...I have written a strong letter to the Secretary of War in behalf of Capt. [Frederick]Frye [3rd Connecticut Infantry] & have appended the newspaper account of his patriotic ancestry. I can only add that I most earnestly hope my interposition may be successful...." Very good condition.
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