Union cavalry officer (1822-1894) who was later elected the governor of California; during the Civil War, he was captured during a July 1864 attempt to free prisoners from the infamous Andersonville prison, becoming the Union army's highest-ranking prisoner of war. Civil War-dated ALS signed “George Stoneman, Brig. Genl. Comdg. Cavly.,” one page, 3.5 x 8, October 14, 1861. Handwritten testimonial letter from the cavalry headquarters at Washington, D.C., in part: "I most cheerfully and gladly embrace this occasion to express my satisfaction with the manner in which duty has been performed by Col. Davies." Professionally inlaid into a larger sheet and in fine condition. Accompanied by a mounted carte-de-visite–style albumen portrait of Stoneman.
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