2004-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/31/2004
BRAGG, Braxton (1817-1876) Commanding General, C.S. Army of Pensacola, 1861; Commanding General, C.S. Army of Mississippi, 1862; Commanding General, C.S. Army of Tennessee, 1862-63. Autograph Letter Signed, “Braxton Bragg” 3p. octavo, Pass Christian, Mississippi, March 30, 1874, and reads in part: “...I should be very glad to go [to Wilmington, N.C.] or indeed naywhere to find occupation. We are daily becoming poorer in this section of country, with little if any prospect of improvement. I see no hop for many of us except in a change and my eyes have for some time been turned toward Saint Louis or Texas. It is a trial in our old age, but preferable to idleness and want...” Fine.
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