ROBERT E LEE, Civil War Confederate General, Autograph Document Signed 13030

  

LEE, ROBERT EDWARD (1807-70) Confederate General & Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. 8" x 10", Fort Hamilton, New York, June 2, 1846.

Lee, Capt[ain] Eng[inee]rs. Army for use at the installation. While serving as post engineer at Fort Hamilton, 1841-46, Lee is credited with the design and construction of several New York-area fortifications, notably Fort Richmond, Fort Tompkins, and the forts at Willetts Point and Sandy Hook.

Lightly and evenly toned, with two horizontal folds, several minor stains and paper breaks.