Confederate general (1817-1876) who was relieved of field duty after his unsuccessful siege of Chattanooga. His mixed legacy as a skilled organizer but a poor commander remains one of the great topics of debate among Civil War historians. ALS signed twice, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Office of Carolina Life Insurance Company of Memphis, Tennessee letterhead(which lists Jefferson Davis as the company president), June 20, 1870. Handwritten letter to Dr. S. H. Stout, in part: "I have been gratified to learn that you saved the greater part of the valuable records, mostly medical, which you had made with so much labor during the war. There was no part of the organization and administration of the Army of Tennessee so satisfactory to me as that of the Medical dept. and especially of the Hospital Dept…It has occurred to us that a connected history based on your records would be very valuable…perhaps I could have it done by our Southern Historical Society of which I am now the President…Genl. J. E. Johnston was elected Vice Presid't for Georgia, and requested to organize a branch." Braggs adds a handwritten postscript and signs again at the conclusion. In very good to fine condition, with several old tape stains to fold splits. Samuel Hollingsworth Stout (1822-1903) served as the organizer and medical director of the Hospital Department of the Confederate Army in Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana. The records spoken of here now reside at UNC.
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