| Collecting Civil War autographs is a great way to | | | | Joshua Chamberlin is remembered for his successful |
| connect and remember the valiant soldiers who had a | | | | defense against the confederate attack of the Little |
| key role in American history. Autographs from the | | | | Round Top, a key defensive position for the Union |
| famous and not-do-famous individuals from the North | | | | army. Confederate leader James Longstreet |
| and South are available for collectors of Civil War | | | | effectively fought six full Union divisions with only |
| memorabilia. Of particular interest are autographs from | | | | eleven brigades. |
| soldiers and officers from the Battle of Gettysburg. | | | | J.E.B. Stuart fought Union army troops, including George |
| Gettysburg was a battle that rivals the imagination in | | | | Custer along Cemetery Ridge. Towards the end of |
| both intensity and enormity. The clash between the | | | | the battle, James Longstreet gave permission to |
| Northern Union Army and the Southern Confederate | | | | George Pickett to conduct an assault on Union lines. |
| Army lasted four days. Over 35,000 soldiers from both | | | | Pickett led 12,500 Confederate soldiers in action that is |
| sides were killed. This was more than the casualties | | | | famously known as Pickett's Charge. The cost of |
| suffered through the Korean War or Vietnam War. | | | | causalties was devastating and the confederate army |
| The Gettysburg clash began when General Henry | | | | retreated into Virginia. Union General George Meade |
| Heth took a contingency of his confederate troops into | | | | was the victor at Gettysburg. |
| the town to find shoes for his weary and worn | | | | The battle at Gettysburg will forever be remembered |
| soldiers. A chance encounter between his men and | | | | as the site where the epic confrontation between the |
| Union soldiers escalated into a monumental four-day | | | | North and South took place. Civil War autographs |
| battle. Confederate military hero Ambrose Powell Hill | | | | from Gettysburg serve to commemorate and honor |
| was the officer who initiated the first formal attack at | | | | the brave soldiers who fought for the causes of the |
| Gettysburg. | | | | North and South. |
