1898 Union General Stewart L Woodford Autographed Signed Piece Civil War For Sale
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1898 Union General Stewart L Woodford Autographed Signed Piece Civil War :
$840.00
1898 Union General Stewart L Woodford Autographed Signed Piece Civil War, measures 3 1/2" x 4 3/4".
In 1860 he was chosenmessenger of theelectoralcollegeof his stateto convey toWashingtonits vote in favor of the presidency ofAbrahamLincoln. In 1861 he was appointed U. S. assistant district attorneyfor the southern district of New York, holding this office about eighteenmonths.
In 1862 he entered theUnion army as a volunteer, serving until 1865, during which time he became insuccession chief-of-staff to Gen.Quincy A. Gillmorein the Department of the South, andmilitary commandant of Charleston, South Carolina, andSavannah,Georgia. He became colonel of the 103rd Regiment of U.S. ColoredInfantry. On January 13, for the award of the honorary grade ofbrevetbrigadier generalof volunteers, to rank from May 12,1865 and theU. S. Senateconfirmed the award on March 12, 1866.
He was theLieutenant Governor of New Yorkfrom 1867 to 1868, elected in1866ontheRepublicanticket with GovernorReuben E.Fenton. In1870, Woodford was the Republicancandidate for Governor but was defeated by the incumbent DemocratJohn T. Hoffman.
In 1872, he was electedas a Republican to the43rd United States Congressand served from March 4, 1873, to July1, 1874. Also in 1872 he was chosen to be a presidential elector.
He wasU.S. Attorneyfor the Southern District of New Yorkfrom 1877 to 1883.
In June 1897, PresidentWilliamMcKinleyappointed Woodfordto the post ofEnvoy Extraordinary and MinisterPlenipotentiary to Spain. Spain severed diplomatic relations withthe U.S. on April 21, 1898, and Woodford left his post the same day. The UnitedStates declared war on Spain as of that date by Act of Congress approved onApril 25, 1898.