September 22, 2011
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MOTT, Gershom (1822-1884) was a United States Army officer and a General in the Union Army, a commander in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. During the Second Battle of Bull Run, Mott was severely wounded in the arm and for his bravery was promoted to brigadier general on September 7, 1862. He was forced to recuperate during the Battle of Antietam and returned to the Army just after the Battle of Fredericksburg. Mott led a brigade in the III Corps at the Battle of Chancellorsville, but was again seriously wounded and missed the subsequent Gettysburg Campaign. He was one of the few Union officers to be commended for his actions in the disastrous Battle of the Crater, for which he was given a brevet promotion to major general. Three days before the Confederate surrender at Appomattox, Mott was wounded in the leg at the Battle of Amelia Springs. War-date Document Signed, "G. Mott Col. 6 N.J. Vol" 1pp. oblong folio, July 24, 1862, Camp near Harrison Landing, being a discharge for James B. Moon, private, 6th New Jersey Vols. Fold repairs, else about very good condition.
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