Lt. Colonel Henry W. Blair- Vintage Signed Envelope (Union Civil War)

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(1834–1920) Historical 7x3.5 envelope signed in old ink by Henry W. Blair. In good condition. He was a Lt. Colonel in the Union Army of the Civil War, and a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. During the Civil War Blair was rejected by the fifth and twelfth regiments as physically unfit. In 1862, when the fifteenth regiment was formed, he raised a company, enlisted as a Private and was elected Captain. He was appointed Major by the Governor and his Council. After about a year at the front, he held the rank of lieutenant colonel of the Fifteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. During his first battle service, the Siege of Port Hudson, he was wounded twice. After the discharge of his regiment in 1863, he was appointed deputy provost marshal and spent most of the remainder of the war at home as an invalid due to wounds and diseases contracted during the war Comes with a full Letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Authentics if the items sells for and over.  If the item sells for or less it comes with our hologram affixed to the back and 3x3 authentication card from Todd Mueller Authentics.