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Colonel Alexander S Diven was commissioned into the 107th New York as Lt Colonel, and ended the War in 1865 as Brevet Brigadier General. Before the War he was active in building the Railroad along the Missouri River to Jefferson City. railroads and in opposition to the Kansas/Nebraska Act. Some of his letters are published online indicating he was active in railroad building with his partner, Missouri Governor and future Confederate General Sterling Price. An Original New Years Day 1860 Letter from Diven at Jefferson City (Misouri) to his son John answering his son's request for a description of the town, which he describes as hilly with farmed flats, the hills lined with white rock (limestone) and the corn still standing in the fields as is the custom here.He reports The River is frozen over and boys skate on the ice. It is not at all like our Jefferson (NY) not nearly as pretty and he wants to get away from t and go see his child. 2pp 8 x 5" ink, sgd "From Father A.S.Diven". Age spots, folds, Overall VG. Comes w a complete Transcript of the Letter and his Civil War service info including his report on fight of the 107th the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Welcome to my store. Iam a specialist in early American Military & Historical items, especiallyAmerican Civil War ephemera- letters, military & historic documentsincluding broadsides, commissions,General Orders and other imprints.I have been collecting and selling original American Civil War & USMilitary memorabilia for 35 years
My customers have included someof the leading names in collecting and selling American History items, as wellwas as a wide range of novice & advanced collectors in addition to some 30 USfederal, state, public and private university & municipal museums andlibraries.All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and in the conditionas described.
I am a longtime member of theCompany of Military Historians, the New England Antique Arms Association, theEphemera Society of America & the Civil War Veterans Historical Assn.
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