Union officer and politician (1815–1881) who participated in the Peninsula Campaign as well as the Bermuda Hundred Campaign, the Battle of Cold Harbor, and the Siege of Petersburg. ALS signed “J. H. Martindale,” two pages, lightly-lined both sides, 5 x 8, headquarters Military District of Washington letterhead, November 5, 1863. Letter to a potential real estate investor. In part: “There is no objection to the purchase which you propose to make on the ground that the present owner is or has been a resident of the insurrectionary territory. That fact will not impress on her the station of ‘Alien’ to the US Govt. If however, the present owner has ‘given aid or comfort to the rebellion…conveyence of such property will be null and void.’” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and a couple spots of moisture exposure to the first page. RR Auction COA.
