US Army officer (1828-1868) who participated in the Seminole Wars and Civil War, remembered as a hero for defending Fort Pickens from Confederate attack early on in the war. Vintage ink signature, "A. J. Slemmer, Brig. Genl. U.S.A.,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 sheet clipped from the close of a letter. Affixed to a same-size sheet. In very good to fine condition, with show-through from mounting residue on the reverse.
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