Description: HELLO, THIS AUCTION IS FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1889-DUKE'S CIGARETTES N78 GEN'L GEN R.S. EWELL (HISTORY OF GENERALS) PROFESSTIONALLY GRADED BY SGC...(SGC- AUTHENTIC) GRADED!! ONLY (4) GRADED TOTAL! (ONLY 1-GRADE WAS HIGHER!) Richard Stoddert Ewell (February 8, 1817 – January 25, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He achieved fame as a senior commander under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee and fought effectively through much of the war. Still, his legacy was clouded by controversies over his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg and the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.Early life and career[edit]Ewell was born in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. He was raised in Prince William County, Virginia, from the age of 3, at an estate near Manassas known as "Stony Lonesome."[1] He was the third son of Dr. Thomas and Elizabeth Stoddert Ewell; the grandson of Benjamin Stoddert, the first United States Secretary of the Navy; the grandson of Revolutionary War Colonel Jesse Ewell; and the brother of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell.[2] He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1840, thirteenth in his class of 42 cadets. His friends called him "Old Bald Head" or "Baldy." He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Dragoons and was promoted to first lieutenant in 1845. From 1843 to 1845, he served with Philip St. George Cooke and Stephen Watts Kearny on escort duty along the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails.[3] In the Mexican–American War, serving under Winfield Scott, he was recognized and promoted to captain for his courage at the Battle of Contreras and the Battle of Churubusco. At Contreras, he conducted a nighttime reconnaissance with engineer Captain Robert E. Lee, his future commander.Ewell served in the New Mexico Territory for some time, exploring the newly acquired Gadsden Purchase with Colonel Benjamin Bonneville. He was wounded in a skirmish with Apaches under Cochise in 1859.[2] In 1860, while in command of Fort Buchanan, Arizona, illness compelled him to leave the West for Virginia to recuperate.[3] He described his condition as "very ill with vertigo, nausea, etc., and now am excessively debilitated[,] having occasional attacks of the ague."[4] Illnesses and injuries would cause difficulties for him throughout the upcoming Civil War. NEW CASE, JUST GOT BACK. NICE ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION OR SET. *BID WITH CONFIDENCE.... OVER 23-YEARS AT 100% FEEDBACK (OVER 2000 SALES!!) CERT. NUMBER SGC - 9683961 . *NOTE THIS CERT. NUMBER CAN BE LOOKED UP ON SGC WEB SITE.
Price: 699.99 USD
Location: Hudson, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-10-30T00:09:55.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.99 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Movie: Logan
Set: HISTORY OF GENERALS
Character: R.S. EWELL
Manufacturer: DUKE'S CIGARETTES
Year Manufactured: 1889
Franchise: History
