How to Sell Your Robert Anderson Autograph
To auction, sell or consign your Robert Anderson please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).
Robert Anderson Autograph Sold at Nate D. Sanders
Robert Anderson is famously known for being the Union commanding officer of the first battle of the American Civil War at Fort Sumter. Anderson stayed loyal to the Union despite being a former slave owner from Kentucky. His actions at Fort Sumter heralded him as an instant hero, and he was celebrated in Union Square Park along with the American flag rescued at Fort Sumter. He then went on a tour of the North to recruit military volunteers and garner funding for the war.
We sold a Robert Anderson autograph letter signed at auction for $1,703. The item can be seen below.
Robert Anderson Writes in April 1861 on Fort Sumter — “…I have not acknowledged the rec’pt of…your check for ($250)…which you ask me to distribute among my gallant comrades at Fort Sumter…”
The commander of Fort Sumter, Robert Anderson autograph letter signed, “Robert Anderson”, dated 25 April 1861. He writes to Charles A. Davis: “…I have not acknowledged the rec’pt of…your check for ($250)…which you ask me to distribute among my gallant comrades ‘at Fort Sumter’, because I have been hoping that I might have the pleasure of…thanking you personally for your disinterested kindness to my brave little band…” 2pp. letter measures approximately 5″ x 8.25″. Uneven trimming to left edge, else near fine. Sold for $1,703.
Robert Anderson Civil War-Dated Military Appointment Signed
Brigadier General Robert Anderson military appointment signed, dated 23 September 1861 from Louisville, Kentucky. Partially printed document is headlined, “Head Quarters Department of Cumberland” and appoints a Thomas R. Sinton “assistant Commissary of Subsistence with the rank of Captain of Kentucky Volunteers”. 2pp. document is held together at upper upper left edge. Page two has additional handwritten notes and signatures of other military personnel involved. Measures 7.5″ x 9.75″ with separation along fold on p. 2 and dampstaining throughout. Very good.
To auction, sell or consign your Robert Anderson please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).