CIVIL WAR GETTYSBURG COLONEL 6th NEW YORK CAVALRY GENERAL SIGNED DOCUMENT 1863 !

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CharlesLane Fitzhugh (1838 – 1923) Gettysburg Colonel, New York 6 th Cavalry & Brevet Brigadier General Here’s an Authentic Civil War Date, August 1863 Civil War Dated Document Signed by Fitzhugh. A Special Requisition for Horses, Wagons, etc…no doubt replenishing supplies after the Battle of Gettysburg! !! The document is also signed by Colonel W. E. Morford and Artillery Lt. John G. Trumbull!! The 6 th Cavalry fought hard at Antietam, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg !! Charles Lane Fitzhugh (August 22, 1838 – September 16, 1923) was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Fitzhugh was appointed to the United States Military Academy in 1859, but left in September 1861 before finishing to join the Union war effort. He was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the 4th United States Regular Artillery in October 1861, and served as an Aide-de-Camp to major general Don Carlos Buell during the April 1862 Shiloh Campaign. Fitzhugh then led the 4th Regular Artillery's Battery C, commanding it in all the Army of the Potomac's 1864 battles and campaigns in Virginia . On December 24, 1864, he was commissioned a Colonel of Volunteers, and was given command of the 6th New York Volunteer Cavalry. His direct role with the unit, though, was nominal; he was promoted specifically to command the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division of Major General Philip Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah . He led the brigade through to the end of the war, and briefly was in charge of the 2nd New York Provisional Cavalry (a "holding" unit for soldiers awaiting muster out) before being mustered out the volunteer service himself. On March 13, 1865, he was brevetted Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers for "gallantry, energy and ability" and Brigadier General, U.S. Regular Army for "gallant and meritorious services in the field during the war". Reverting back to Regular Army rank of lieutenant, he served in the postbellum forces until he resigned in 1868. He then engaged in steel manufacturing until his retirement. He died at age at 85 in 1923 at Cobourg , Ontario , Canada . He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery . The document measures 8” x 10” and is in VERY GOOD condition! NOTE: The photograph of Gen. Fitzhugh is not included with the autograph. [:[::]:] History of the NEW YORK SIXTH CAVALRY Sixth Cavalry.-Cols., Thomas C. Devin, Charles L. Fitzhugh; Lieut.-Cols., Duncan McVicar, William H. Crocker, William P. Hall, Harrison White; Majs., James P. Dailey, William H. Crocker, George M. Van Buren, John Carwardine, William E. Beardsley, Harrison White, George W. Goler, Floyd Clarkson, William P. Hall, George E. Farmer. This regiment was organized at New York city in the fall of 1861 as the 2nd Ira Harris Guard. The companies of which it was composed were recruited from the counties of New York, Dutchess, Columbia, Rensselaer, Washington, Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Allegany, Broome, Monroe and Steuben, and were mustered into the U. S. service from Sept. 12 to Dec. 19, 1861, for three years. At the expiration of its term of service those entitled there to were mustered out and the regiment, composed of veterans and recruits, remained in service. On June 17, 1865, commanded by Col. Fitzhugh, it was consolidated into eight companies, which with the 15th N. Y. cavalry, united to form the 2nd Provisional regiment, N. Y. cavalry, being designated Cos. A, B, C, D, E, I, L and M of the new organization. The regiment left the state on Dec. 23, 1861, commanded by Col. Devin, proceeding first to York, Pa., where it passed the winter in barracks, dismounted. In the spring of 1862 it was mounted and the 3d battalion, composed of Cos. D, K, F and H, took part in the Peninsular campaign with the 2nd and 4th corps, ... read more

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