CIVIL WAR GENERAL GETTYSBURG COLONEL 2nd WISCONSIN INFANTRY GOV DOCUMENT SIGNED
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LUCIUS FAIRCHILD(1831 – 1896)CIVIL WAR FULL UNIONBRIGADIER GENERAL, WOUNDED-IN-ACTION BATTLEOF GETTYSBURG COLONEL and COMMANDER OF THE 2nd WISCONSIN INFANTRY –PART OF THE “IRON BRIGADE, ”10th GOVERNOROF WISCONSIN& U. S. DIPLOMAT -APPOINTED MINISTER TO SPAIN BY PRESIDENT U.S. GRANT.Colonel Fairchildparticipated in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Serving with the Army of the Potomac in 1863. HE was DISTINGUISHED AT ANTIETAM &WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG – LO...SING AN ARM!!!HERE’sAN ATTRACTIVE CIVIL WAR ERA DOCUMENT SIGNED by FAIRCHILD WHILE SERVING AS WISCONSINSECRETARY of STATE AT THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR! A Check from the Secretary’s Office, dated at Madison, Sept. 6, 1865, andbearing a 2 Cent Washington U.S. Internal Revenue Tax Stamp.Thedocument is made payable to Civil War Wisconsin Assemblyman John H. Brinkerhoff(1835-19_ ) in the amount of $30 for “publishing general laws of 1865”Brinkerhoff was also a newspaper publisher and Postmaster at Waupun, WI, appointed by President Lincoln to the post in 1864.BOLDLY EXECUTED BY FAIRCHILD!Thedocument measures approx. 8” x 3 ½” and is in VERY FINE, CLEAN & CRISP CONDITION!An Excellent Piece of Union War Between theStates“Generals in Blue” & Wisconsin Political History Memorabilia to addto your Autograph, Manuscript & Ephemera Collection!<<::>>BIOGRAPHY OF LUCIUS FAIRCHILDLucius Fairchild (December 27, 1831 – May 23, 1896) was an American politician, armygeneral, and diplomat. He served as the tenth Governor of Wisconsin and as U.S. Minister to Spain.Civil WarGeneral Fairchild, as a Private in 1858, enlisted in a Wisconsin volunteer militia known as the "governor'sguard". Under his guidance the militia was titled Company K, 1st Wisconsinvolunteers and by 1861, was serving in the Civil War at Falling Waters against the "Stonewall Brigade" of GeneralThomas J. Jackson. In August 1861, Fairchild wasappointed Captain of the 16th US Regulars as well as Major of the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer InfantryRegiment. During the prior month of July 1861, General William T. Sherman commanded the newly-formed regimentfor the First Battle of Bull Run and due to itspoor performance, all upper chain of command needed replacement. Electing tostay with the 2nd, Major Fairchild was soon commissioned Lieutenant Colonel and, with his regiment now a part ofthe famed Iron Brigade within the Army of the Potomac, participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run. One weekthereafter, on September 8, 1862, was promoted to the rank of full Colonel of the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteers. On February 27, 1863, the Iron Brigade, now under the command of Brig. Gen. Solomon Meredith, was redesignatedthe "1st Brigade, 1st Division, I Corps". This gaveColonel Fairchild the distinction of being the ranking pointman for allcommissioned officers within the I Corp of the Army of the Potomac during the Spring and Summer of 1863.Fairchild, and his WI 2nd Volunteers, distinguished themselves at The Battle of Antietam, then culminating at Battle of Gettysburg, at Seminary Ridge on July 1, 1863, being the firstinfantry regiment to make WI 2nd Vols delivered a striking blow capturing veryfirst Confederate General Officer of the war, Brig. Gen. JamesJ. Archer. Almost immediately after this success, the regiment was ambushed from anorthern flank to their right, and lost seventy-seven percent of their ranks, including most officers. Colonel Fairchild was shot in the upper arm, captured, tended to and released. While recovering from his amputated left arm, LuciusFairchild was fully commissioned as Brigadier General of the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteers by U.S.APresident Abraham Lincoln on October 19, 1863.Political and diplomatic careerFairchild resigned from the military in November, 1863 and was appointed Secretary of State of Wisconsin (1864–1866), before being elected three term Governor of Wisconsin (1866–1872). After his time asgovernor, Fairchild was appointed U.S. consul at Liverpool (1871) and then consul general at Paris (1880–1881), Fairchild was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiaryto Spain. Fairchild's later served as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (1886-87) and ofthe Military Order ofthe Loyal Legion of the United States (1893-95); during the former of theseterms, he came to national prominence for calling upon God to "palsy"U.S. President Grover Cleveland for ordering some captured Confederate standards returned to the appropriatesouthern states. General Fairchild also received 95 degrees in the MasonicOrder "Egyptian Masonic Rite of Memphis."FamilyLucius Fairchild is a descendant of Thomas Fairchild who emigrated toNorth America in 1639. His father was Democrat, Jairus C. Fairchild, the first Treasurer of the State ofWisconsin and the first Mayor of the city of Madison, Wisconsin. His brother, Cassius Fairchild served asDemocratic Party Leader in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and also servedin the Union Army during the American Civil War with the rank of Colonel(brevet Brigadier General). He also hada brother named Charles who served in the Union Navy during the war. His wifewas Frances Bull Fairchild, and together they had five daughters, Mary, Sarah, Caryl, Lucia, and Charlotte.LegacyThe town of Fairchild, Wisconsin is named in his honor. The 422 footWW II Liberty Ship SS Lucius Fairchild was named in his honor, built in 1943 inPortland, Oregon for the United States War Shipping Administration. A John Singer Sargent portrait of General Fairchild ishoused at the Wisconsin Historical Museum located in Madison, Wisconsin.I am a proud member ofthe Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC), The Ephemera Society ofAmerica, the Manuscript Society and the American Political Items Collectors(APIC) (member name: John Lissandrello). I subscribe to each organizations'code of ethics and authenticity is guaranteed. ~Providing quality service andhistorical memorabilia online for over twenty years.~WE ONLY SELL GENUINEITEMS, i.e., NO REPRODUCTIONS, FAKES OR COPIES!
