Notorious and aggressive Union general (1814-1879) who distinguished himself at the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862 and as a result was promoted to major general; later that year he led troops into battle at the Second Battle of Bull Run and Antietam. Civil War-dated ANS signed “J. Hooker, Comdg,” one page, 5 x 8.25, February 19, 1862, penned on the reverse of a letter from a woman requesting that her baggage be returned to her and be left “without examination…it contains nothing but my wardrobe.” Hooker forwards his handwritten note to a Provost Marshal General: “Please reply to this… favorably, as circumstances will permit.” In fine condition.
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