James West Pegram Petersburg Virginia Signaturepre CIVIL War

  
General James West Pegram was a notable Petersburg, Virginia citizen and Virginia Militia commander. General Pegram lost his life in 1844 saving the life of a family in the explosion of the Steamboat Lucy Walker on the Ohio River and is memorialized by a monument in Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery.

General Pegram is today remembered as the father of General John Pegram, one of the Confederacy's great commanders, killed in action at Hatchers Run, Feb 1865 (just a few weeks after his marriage to Baltimore society belle Hetty Cary, the wedding attended by notables incl President Jefferson Davis). James West Pegram was also the father of Colonel Willie Ransom Pegram, one of Lee's youngest commanders, killed at Five Forks, April 1865, & of Major James West Pegram, Jr. 4pp 8 x 11 ink.

Age stains, edge wear, Overall VG. A scarce signature given the year before he was killed in the wreck of the Steamboat Lucy Walker. General Orders and other imprints. All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and in the condition as described.

PLEASE READ DETAILS OF THE ITEM DESCRIPTION. I TRY TO DESCRIBE ALL ITEMS ACCURATELY. The item "JAMES WEST PEGRAM PETERSBURG VIRGINIA SIGNATUREPRE CIVIL WAR" is in sale since Sunday, February 3, 2019.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Autographs\Historical". The seller is "99counties" and is located in Winterville, North Carolina.

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• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Signed by: James West Pegram