2022-11 Raynors HCA Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2022
William. Willis Blackford (1831-1905) was a Confederate army officer and civil engineer. A native of Fredericksburg who studied engineering at the University of Virginia, Blackford worked as acting chief engineer for the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. At the start of the American Civil War (1861-1865), he joined the 1st Virginia Cavalry and became an aide-de-camp for its commander, J. E. B. Stuart. He fought with the Confederate cavalry from the Seven Days' Battles in June 1862 until the end of the war, suffering two wounds and being promoted to lieutenant colonel. Clipped signature from document, "I hereby certify the above correct and just, Wm. W. Blackford."
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