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Signed Letter from Confederate General to Robert E. Lee

Headed to Heritage Auctions

DALLAS, TX – An assortment message to
of 108 letters from the personal Jackson through
collection of one of the top col- Major Talcott
lectors and dealers of Civil War asking for Jones'
memorabilia will be delivered to military qualifi-
new homes in Heritage Auctions’ cations … thus
Arms & Armor, Civil War & the purpose of
Militaria Auction on December Jackson’s letter to
6, 2020. Appomattox Court House Parole Lee. In the
Calvin Packard has been a response, Lee
collector of Civil War letters and seems reluctant to replace Jones, saying, “it is the farthest from my wish
documents who has amassed an to bias or influence the judgment of the Senate – whose desire I believe
extraordinary collection over it to be to do Justice to everyone. I consider Genl. W. E. Jones to be a
more than half a century. After meritorious officer, against whose character I know nothing.”
35 years as a teacher in Ohio, An Appomattox Court House Parole: One of the most desired Civil
Packard began his new chapter as War documents. This example of a Confederate soldier in the famed
a full-time dealer of Civil War Richmond Howitzers (estimate: $4,000+) is one of the most desired
memorabilia in 2007. Confederate Lt. General Thomas J. Civil War documents. The offered parole is made out to Private C.T.
Among the highlights in the Jackson Writes to Gen. Robert E. Lee Palmer, who enlisted on June 26, 1861, at Yorktown, VA, into the 2nd
Calvin Packard collection: Company of the Richmond Howitzers Light Artillery, with which he
A two-page Confederate Lt. General Thomas J. Jackson: Writes to fought all four years, surrendering at Appomattox Court House.
Gen. Robert E. Lee April 16th, 1863, including Lee’s response Written from “First Division Hospital Gettysburg Adams Co. Pa.,
(estimate: $40,000+) is arguably the finest letter from Jackson to hit the July 10th, 1863,” The Battle of Gettysburg - a Union account: Letter
market in the last decade. According to the book, They Called Him written by George Esterbrook, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, “Iron Brigade”
Stonewall (on page 271), “On Robertson’s orders, Colonel W. E. (estimate: $3,600) is an extremely rare letter from the 2nd Wisconsin
(‘Grumble’) Jones had taken his Seventh Virginia troopers toward the in which George J. Esterbrook, of Onalaska, WI, describes the
Rapidan River and had run into Federal Cavalry at the village of marching column at Gettysburg and the subsequent opposing volley
Orange. Jones was wounded and his men were roughly handled, with that cost the 2nd Wisconsin more than 30 percent of its manpower.
ten dead and fifty captured. Robertson had offered no support. Jackson For information about the rest of the Calvin Packard Collection,
asked Lee to remove Robertson from his command and to replace him and the more than 1,200 lots in the auction, visit www.HA.com/6229.
with Jones.” General Lee did not know a lot about Jones and he sent a

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