War-date Endorsement Signed by General Benjamin Stone Roberts

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/22/2011

ROBERTS, Benjamin Stone (1810-1875) At the outbreak of the Civil War, Roberts was Major of the 3rd U.S. Cavalry. He served in Arizona and New Mexico in 1861 and 1862. He was promoted to Brigadier General of Volunteers on June 16, 1862, and assigned to General John Pope's staff as Inspector General and Chief of Cavalry. He saw action at Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock Station, Sulphur Springs and the Second Battle of Bull Run. After Bull Run, he was manipulated by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to prefer charges of disloyalty, disobedience and misconduct against Fitz John Porter, and testified at the subsequent court-martial, which ruined Porter's career. After the court-martial, Roberts was banished to Minnesota, where he chased Indians, until being recalled to Washington in February 1863. He commanded a division in VIII Corps later in 1863, another in XIX Corps in 1864, and then served in the District of West Tennessee in 1865. He was brevetted Brigadier General, United States Army, for his actions at Cedar Mountain, and major general, Volunteers, for Second Bull Run.War-date Union general's Autograph Endorsement Signed by Benjamin Stone Roberts, 1-1/2pp. quarto, June 15, 1864, on verso of letter by Colonel N.B. Bartram, 20th United States Colored Troops, in which he writes "I have the honor to submit for the information of the General Commanding the District the following facts in regard to the Chicago Mercantile Battery now attached to this Post. The men are in very great need of certain articles of clothing, which as yet they have been unable to obtain, as Capt. Wooms refuses to issue upon requisition signed by the Sergt. in command and approved by me. The Lt. in command of the Co. was arrested & taken to New Orleans about a month since by order of Gen. Reynolds. I request that Genl. Roberts will order Capt. Wooms to issue to these men on their Descriptive Lists or that some officer may be assigned to the temporary command of the company..." Fine condition.

Click on a thumbnail above to display a larger image below
Hold down the mouse button and slide side to side to see more thumbnails(if available).