1815,RARE,Gen.John Dix, as Lt; Fort Constitution signed

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This item is a wonderful,original document dated 1815, Fort Constitution, w a young lieutenant named John A Dix started his military career as adjutant Corps of Artillery. This document signed by Dix, shows the landing of a corps of artillery at the Fort, oh and by the way, t also was "one woman" that came with the group......A very rare,early document from the long career of General John A Dix; 4x8,fine condition. PLEASE VIEW MY AUCTIONS RUNNING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. I WILL BE LISTING OVER 100 RARE AND SCARCE DOCUMENTS FROM THE "VAULT" ;MANY OF WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN OFFERED FOR PUBLIC SALEIn 1791, the State of New Hampshire gave the United States the neck of land on which Fort William and Mary and a lighthouse were situated. The fort was repaired, renamed Fort Constitution and garrisoned with a company of United States artillery. Renovations, which included a wall twice as high as that of the colonial fort and new brick buildings, were completed in 1808. It is the ruins of this fort that are seen today. John Adams Dix (July 24, 1798 - April 21, 1879) was an American politician from New York. He served as Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and Governor. He was also a distinguished Civil War General. Dix was born in Boscawen, New Hampshire.In December 1812, he was appointed cadet, and going to Baltimore aided his father, Major Timothy Dix of the 14th U. S. infantry, and also studied at, St. Mary's College. He was made ensign in 1813, and accompanied his regiment, taking part in the operations on the Canadian frontier. Subsequently he served in the 21st infantry at Fort Constitution, New Hampshire, w he became 2nd lieutenant in March 1814, was adjutant to Colonel John De B. Walback, and in August was transferred to the 3d artillery. In 1819 he was appointed aide-de-camp to General Jacob Brown, then in command of the Northern military department, and stationed at Brownsville, w he studied law, and later, under the guidance of William West, was admitted to the bar in Washington .At the outbreak of the Civil War, he sent a telegram to the Treasury agents in New Orleans ordering that: "If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." Although the telegram was intercepted by Confederates, and was never delivered to the Treasury agents, the text found its way to the press, and Dix became one of the first heroes of the North during the Civil War. The saying is found on many Civil War tokens minted during the war, although the wording is slightly modified. During the American Civil War, as a major general in the Union Army, he commanded the Department of Virginia from June 1862 until July 1863, and the Department of the East from July 1863 until April 1865. He served as the Governor of New York in his seventies, as one of the oldest governors of New York, from January 1873 to December 1874; he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in November 1874. He suffered another defeat when he ran for the mayor of New York City in 1876. He died in New York City and was interred in the Trinity Church Cemetery. . . This document is one of many I'll be listing this month of a scarce or rare nature.Most have been tucked away in my collection for quite some time;many being offered for the first time to the public. .I now accept PAYPAL, personal checks or money orders.Buyer pays shipping(usually $3 within the US and $6 for International),payment must be received within 14 days. read more

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