September 22, 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/22/2011
Rare war-date field printed broadside signed by Major William R. Driver (1839-1920) WIA Fair Oaks, served with the 8th & 19th Massachusetts until being promoted to the Adjutant General's Department, issued February 12, 1865, by "Order of Major General Humphreys. Septimus Carncross, Major & Assist. Adjutant General." 1pp. octavo, and reads "The Major General Commanding desires to express to the officers and men engaged in the recent operation, the satisfaction he has felt at the prompt, skillful, and spirited manner in which every duty imposed upon them was performed. While all did their duty, some were favored by fortune in being placed at the points against which the enemy's efforts were concentrated, and were thus afforded the opportunity of displaying conspicuously their soldierly qualities. Among those favored were Brigadier General SMYTH, commanding 2nd Division, Brevet Brigadier General McAllister, commanding 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, and Colonel Matthew Murphy, commanding 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division. The enemy concentrated a powerful force, composed of parts of two Corps, 'Hill's' and 'Gordon's' on the right of Smyth, (Murphy's Brigade and the Artillery) and in front of McAllister, and made a determined effort to break our line. They were skillfully and gallantly met, and repulsed with severe loss to them and slight to us. The Commanding General accepts this first operation of the Second Corps under his orders, as an earnest of what is to follow..." VG.
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