CIVIL WAR MEDAL HONOR 2nd US HORSE ARTILLERY ARMY CHIEF ENGINEER LETTER SIGNED

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CIVIL WAR MEDAL HONOR 2nd US HORSE ARTILLERY ARMY CHIEF ENGINEER LETTER SIGNED :
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JOHN MOULDER WILSON

(1837 – 1919)

CIVIL WAR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT FOR BRAVERY IN COMBAT ATTHE BATTLE OF MALVERN HILL, VIRGINIA IN 1862 (HE WAS WITH THE 2ndU.S. HORSE ARTILLERY),

POST-WAR BRIGADIER GENERAL and ARMY CHIEF OF ENGINEERSDURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR

SUPERINTENDENT OF THE US MILITARY ACADEMY AS WEST POINT!

Wilson earned the Medalof Honor for actions at Malvern Hill, Va. on August 6,1862. Lieut. Wilsonremained on duty, while suffering from an acute illness and very weak, andparticipated in the action of that date. A few days previous he had beentransferred to a staff corps, but preferred to remain until the close of thecampaign, taking part in several actions.

As an Engineer after thewar, Wilson worked on Hudson River improvements and drafted plans for the canalaround the Cascades of the Columbia River.He improved the Great Lakes harbors of Oswego, NY, Cleveland, Ohio, andToledo, Ohio. He was also in charge ofpublic buildings and grounds in Washington, D.C. during both of PresidentCleveland’s administrations.

HERE’sAN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by WILSON ON “OFFICEOF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS” LETTERHEAD DATED AT WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH12, 1886, TOFELLOW MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT

GENERAL HORATIO C. KING

(1837 - 1918)

CIVIL WAR BVT COLONEL, and RECIPIENT of the MEDAL of HONORfor VALOR IN ACTION AT FIVE FORKS, DINWIDDIE COURTHOUSE, VA IN 1865

POST-WAR JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL and BRIGADIER GENERAL ofthe NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD!

IN THIS ALS, WILSON THANKS GEN. KINGFOR “…THE COPY OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTETO THE MEMORY OF GENL. McCLELLAN…”

The document measures 5”x 8” and is in VERY FINE, CRISP and CLEAN CONDITION.

ARARE ADDITION TO YOUR CIVIL WAR ERA /19th CENTURY AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORYAUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION!

Biographyof General John M. Wilson

Wilson was born in Washington, D.C.. He graduatedfrom the United States Military Academy in 1860 and wascommissioned into combined Batteries B & L, 2nd U. S. Artillery as part of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade. He transferredto the Corps of Topographical Engineers in July 1862 and was awarded the Medalof Honor for fighting at the Battle of Malvern Hill in Virginia, on August 6,1862. He joined the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1863 andreceived three brevet promotions for gallant service in Alabama.

After the Civil War, Wilson worked on Hudson River improvements anddrafted plans for the canal around the Cascades of the Columbia River. He improved theGreat Lakes harbors of Oswego, New York, Cleveland, Ohio, and Toledo, Ohio. Wilson headedthe divisions of the Chief\'s office pertaining to military affairs for fouryears, was in charge of public buildings and grounds in Washington during both Grover Cleveland administrations,and was Superintendent of West Point from 1889-1893. Before hisappointment as Chief of Engineers, he was Northeast Division Engineer.As Chief of Engineers, he directed the Corps\' activities during the Spanish-American War.

Wilson retired from the Corps on April 30, 1901. He served as anarbitrator during the Coal Strike of 1902. He remained a prominent figure inthe cultural life of Washington until his death there on February 1, 1919.

Biographyof General Horatio Collins King

Horatio Collins King (December 22, 1837 –November 15, 1918) was a Union ArmyBrevet Colonel who received the Medal of Honorfor his actions during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S.lawyer, politician and author.

Biography

Born in Portland,Maine, King graduated at Dickinson Collegein 1858, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in New York Cityin 1861. He served in the armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah during the Civil War from August 1862 until May 1865, whenhe resigned with the rank of brevetColonel. King earned the Medal of Honorfor service near Dinwiddie Courthouse, Virginia,on March 31, 1865.

King then practiced law until 1870, when he became connected with thepress. He was the author of The Plymouth Silver Wedding (New York,1873); The Brooklyn Congregational Council (1876); King\'s Guide toRegimental Courts-Martial (1882); and edited Proceedings of the Army ofthe Potomac (1879–\'87).

In 1883, King was appointed judge-advocate-general of New York.

At a time during which anti-Chinese views were common, King was sociallyfriendly with the Chinese minister in Washington, D.C., and the Chinese consulin New York. In 1893, when the anti-Chinese Geary Actwas ruled constitutional, he protested the law saying that \"from theprejudice manifested against the Chinese, it seems they have no rights herethat Americans are bound to respect.\"

In 1895, he ran on the Democratic ticket for Secretary of State of New York,but was defeated by Republican John Palmer.

In 1912, he ran on the Progressive ticket for New York State Comptroller, but was defeated byDemocrat WilliamSohmer.

King was a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion ofthe United States and the Sons of the American Revolution.King was the Secretary of the Society of the Army of the Potomac.

His father, Horatio King,was Postmaster General of the United States

Medal of Honor citationWhile serving as a volunteeraide, carried orders to the reserve brigade and participated with it in thecharge which repulsed the enemy.Horatio KingFive Forks, VA03/31/65ATTRACTED GENERAL CUSTER\'S ATTENTIONON THE battle 31st of March, 1865, Sheridan\'s Cavalry Corps developed two divisions of Confederate infantry and one of cavalry near Five Forks, Va., and Major Horatio King, chief quartermaster of the first division, feeling that he could safely leave his train in charge of the senior brigade quartermaster, tendered his services to General Devin as a volunteer aide on his staff and was granted permission to accompany him. Owing to the wooded character of the country the cavalry fought dismounted. The ground was stubbornly contested until about four P. M., when a report was brought from the Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry that the Federal line was driven back. At this time Major King was the only staff officer remaining with General Devin, commanding the division, and he was requested to hunt up the reserve brigade under General Gibbs and hurry them to the aid of the Second Brigade. The reserve was somewhere on the extreme left of the line, so, following the direction of the firing with all possible speed for about three-quarters of a mile, the major found General Gibbs, delivered his orders, and proceeded with him at once to the critical position where the brigade was deployed. They arrived just in time to repel a charge of the Confederate infantry and save the line from serious disaster, Major King accompanying General Gibbs and participating in the charge.The fighting continued until dark, when, finding that the troops he had were unequal to the task of dislodging the Confederates from their strong works, General Devin withdrew his forces to the neighborhood of Dinwiddie Court House. On the following day, in consequence of the imminent danger of the train, General Sheridan directed Major King to return and resume charge.Source: Deeds of Valor, p. 511

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