Appointed a brigadier general when the Civil War broke out, Jackson (1824–1863) organized a brigade of Virginians who fought at the first Battle of Bull Run. It was there that the unit was described as standing its ground like a ‘stone wall,’ and the name forever became attached to Jackson. Hours after victories at Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville, Jackson was accidentally shot by one of his own men and died eight days later. Unsigned envelope addressed in Jackson’s hand, 5.5 x 3. Jackson writes to “Major H. E. Peyton, A Inspector Genl., Hd. Qrs. A. N. Va., Culpeper C. House.” Henry E. Peyton, the recipient, then writes over the left end of the envelope, “Hand writing of Genl. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson…to my friend Col. J. Teal, S. F. Sept. 27, 1871.” In very good condition, with scattered creasing with a central vertical crease, areas of paper loss and bends to the corners, a few mild tears to the top edge, and Jackson’s writing a shade light, but completely legible. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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