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Autograph of Confederate Colonel George Alexander Porterfield from Virginia
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Here is a nice looking original autograph of Confederate Colonel George Porterfield. George Alexander Porterfield (November 24, 1822 – February 27, 1919) was a junior officer of United States forces in the Mexican–American War, colonel, in the Confederate States Army during the first year of the American Civil War and longtime banker in Charles Town, West Virginia, after the war. He was in command of Confederate forces at Philippi in northwestern Virginia, later West Virginia, when they were surprised and routed, though with only a few soldiers wounded or captured, by Union Army forces on June 3, 1861, near the beginning of the Civil War. After serving in staff and temporary field positions for 11 more months, Porterfield resigned from the Confederate Army because he lost his position in a regimental election. In 1871 he helped found a bank at Charles Town, West Virginia, which he served for many years. At his death, he was the third-last surviving veteran officer of the Mexican–American War. This is a check written on the Bank of Charleston, West Virginia dated December 21st 1898. In the lower right hand corner it has Porterfield's signature in fine brown ink. The check measures 8-3/8ths inches by 3-1/4th inches in overall size. It is accompanied by a modern Xerox image of Porterfield after the War.
Item #: C4505 Shipping Weight:
0.8 lb
Your Price:$125.00 USD
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