Bidspirit auction | SAMUEL WRAGG FERGUSON

SAMUEL WRAGG FERGUSON - (1834 - 1917) Confederate brigadier general who served with Beauregard until Shiloh, then under Wheeler in the Carolinas. When suggested for promotion, Wheeler vociferously condemned Ferguson. Fine war-date D.S. as brigadier general, 1p. 4to., 'Near Mathews Bluff, S.C.', Jan. 14, 1865, headed: 'Morning Report Effective Strength Ferguson's Brigade', his combined troop strength and 1,209 cavalry horses. Broken down by commands, one of which is the 2nd Alabama, the totals also include 29 scouts. Fine.