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Military document signed by Confederate General George E. Pickett during the Mexican-American war, where he eventually served as second lieutenant. The document, received in the City of Mexico on 11 December 1847, acknowledges the receipt of a variety of articles for battle including cotton shirts, flannel shirts, boots, blankets, fifes and drum heads, cords and snares. Pickett of course went on to become a Confederate General in the Civil War, responsible for leading ''Pickett's Charge'' at Gettysburg. He first gained military notoriety during the Battle of Chapultepec in September of 1847, where a wounded Pickett bravely carried the American flag to the top of a parapet, announcing Mexican surrender. Pickett boldly signs the document ''Geo. E. Pickett'' in dark ink to lower right, and lists his rank and regiment underneath. One page document measures 8.5'' x 6.25''. Tearing to upper left and slight water-staining to right edge, not affecting signature. Very good.
George Pickett Military Document Signed in 1847 -- Signed While Pickett Served as Regimental Quartermaster in the Mexican-American War
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