{"product_id":"civil-war-confederate-lieutenant-general-stephen-d-lee-signed-cut-psa","title":"Civil War Confederate Lieutenant General Stephen D. Lee Signed Cut PSA","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"fed87b05-b345-4c9b-be85-5a491fc962de\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"LR5Y_W_content markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"247\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"53\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"56\"\u003e\nConfederate Lieutenant General Stephen D. Lee Large Autograph Cut - Fort Sumter, Vicksburg, Atlanta and Army of Tennessee Commander - PSA\/DNA Certified Authentic, Certification No. 85952474\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"725\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"265\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"268\"\u003e\nA substantial autograph cut boldly signed \u003cstrong data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"330\"\u003e\"Stephen D. Lee\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by Confederate Lieutenant General \u003cstrong data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"397\"\u003eStephen Dill Lee (1833-1908)\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the notable senior commanders of the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Beneath his signature, Lee adds \u003cstrong data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"538\"\u003e\"Columbus Miss.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, identifying Columbus, Mississippi, where he lived after the war and became an important figure in education and Confederate veterans organizations. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"688\" data-content-reference-end=\"720\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003eThe autograph is executed in pencil or graphite on a large, rectangular sheet that has naturally toned with age. Lee's signature is unusually expansive, extending prominently across the upper portion, while the location inscription occupies much of the area immediately below. The piece displays age-related toning, scattered discoloration, and traces consistent with former mounting or album placement. The reverse is blank and also exhibits uniform age toning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1221\"\u003eThe inscription reads in full:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1256\"\u003e\"Stephen D. Lee\u003cbr data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1241\"\u003e\nColumbus Miss.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1667\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1281\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1284\"\u003e\nStephen Dill Lee was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on September 22, 1833, and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1854, ranking seventeenth in a class of forty-six. After serving approximately seven years in the United States Army, he resigned his commission in February 1861 and entered Confederate service. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"1625\" data-content-reference-end=\"1644\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"2117\"\u003eLee was present at one of the defining opening episodes of the Civil War. Serving as an aide to Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard at Charleston, he was among the officers who delivered the demand for the evacuation of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1908\"\u003eFort Sumter\u003c\/strong\u003e to Major Robert Anderson before Confederate batteries opened fire on April 12, 1861. He also participated in the negotiations for the fort's evacuation the following day. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"2057\" data-content-reference-end=\"2076\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"delayed-open\" aria-describedby=\"radix-_r_4jl_\" data-radix-popper-side=\"bottom\" data-radix-popper-align=\"start\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2119\" data-end=\"2591\"\u003eLee subsequently developed a reputation as an artillery commander. During 1862 he participated in the Peninsula and Seven Days campaigns, Second Manassas, and Antietam. At Antietam, his artillery was engaged in the intense fighting around the Dunker Church sector. In November 1862 he was promoted to brigadier general and sent west, where his career became closely connected with the defense of Mississippi and the Mississippi River. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"2513\" data-content-reference-end=\"2545\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2593\" data-end=\"3141\"\u003eAt \u003cstrong data-start=\"2596\" data-end=\"2615\"\u003eChickasaw Bayou\u003c\/strong\u003e in December 1862, Lee exercised tactical command of Confederate forces that successfully resisted Major General William T. Sherman's attack north of Vicksburg. He subsequently commanded a brigade during the Vicksburg Campaign, fought at Champion Hill, and participated in the defense of Vicksburg itself. The National Park Service order of battle records Lee's brigade as including the 20th, 23rd, 30th, 31st, and 46th Alabama Infantry regiments, together with Waddell's Alabama Battery. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"3058\" data-content-reference-end=\"3090\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3143\" data-end=\"3438\"\u003eWhen Vicksburg surrendered on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3173\" data-end=\"3189\"\u003eJuly 4, 1863\u003c\/strong\u003e, Lee was among the Confederate defenders captured. Following his exchange, he returned to command and was promoted to major general, assuming responsibility for Confederate cavalry in Mississippi and Tennessee. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"3350\" data-content-reference-end=\"3369\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3440\" data-end=\"3907\"\u003eHis rise continued in 1864. Promoted to \u003cstrong data-start=\"3480\" data-end=\"3502\"\u003elieutenant general\u003c\/strong\u003e, Lee commanded a corps of the Army of Tennessee during the Atlanta Campaign. His troops fought at Ezra Church and Jonesboro and later participated in the Tennessee Campaign, including the battles of Franklin and Nashville. Lee was wounded during the retreat from Nashville but recovered sufficiently to return for the closing operations of the war in North Carolina. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"3801\" data-content-reference-end=\"3820\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3909\" data-end=\"4438\"\u003eLee's postwar career gives the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3940\" data-end=\"3960\"\u003e\"Columbus Miss.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e inscription particular significance. After the conflict, he settled in Mississippi and entered public and educational life. In 1878 he was elected to the Mississippi Senate, and in 1880 he became the \u003cstrong data-start=\"4161\" data-end=\"4251\"\u003efirst president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi\u003c\/strong\u003e, the institution now known as Mississippi State University. The university confirms that its first students arrived in 1880 during Lee's presidency. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"4314\" data-content-reference-end=\"4346\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4440\" data-end=\"4929\"\u003eLee also became deeply involved in preserving and shaping public memory of the Civil War. He served as president of the Mississippi Historical Society, helped organize the United Confederate Veterans, and assisted in organizing the Vicksburg National Military Park Association. The National Park Service notes that his postwar historical activities also contributed to the development and promotion of the Lost Cause interpretation of the Confederacy. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"4800\" data-content-reference-end=\"4819\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4931\" data-end=\"5061\"\u003eHe died in Vicksburg in 1908 and was buried in Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, Mississippi. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"4914\" data-content-reference-end=\"4933\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5063\" data-end=\"5389\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5063\" data-end=\"5098\"\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Encapsulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"5098\" data-end=\"5101\"\u003e\nThe autograph has been professionally authenticated and encapsulated by \u003cstrong data-start=\"5173\" data-end=\"5184\"\u003ePSA\/DNA\u003c\/strong\u003e. The PSA label identifies the artifact as \u003cstrong data-start=\"5227\" data-end=\"5272\"\u003e\"CUT \/ STEPHEN D LEE \/ PSA\/DNA CERTIFIED\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and designates the signature \u003cstrong data-start=\"5302\" data-end=\"5323\"\u003e\"AUTHENTIC AUTO.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e The certification number displayed on the holder is \u003cstrong data-start=\"5376\" data-end=\"5388\"\u003e85952474\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5391\" data-end=\"5659\"\u003eThe oversized transparent holder permits examination of both the signed face and blank reverse while protecting the original paper. The large format is particularly effective for displaying Lee's expansive signature and the accompanying \"Columbus Miss.\" inscription.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"5660\" data-end=\"5883\"\u003e\u003cli data-section-id=\"p0x1fz\" data-start=\"5660\" data-end=\"5883\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5662\" data-end=\"5704\"\u003eAdditional Documentation \u0026amp; Provenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"5705\" data-end=\"5881\"\u003eAt buyer's request, Historical Autographs Gallery will include an additional \"Historical Autographs Gallery Certificate\" signed by our company founder Luke Pascal at no cost.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5885\" data-end=\"6667\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5885\" data-end=\"5904\"\u003eClosing Appeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"5904\" data-end=\"5907\"\u003e\nAn impressive autograph of a major Confederate commander whose Civil War career stretched from \u003cstrong data-start=\"6002\" data-end=\"6112\"\u003eFort Sumter through Vicksburg, the Atlanta Campaign, Nashville, and the final operations in North Carolina\u003c\/strong\u003e. Lee's progression from artillery officer to lieutenant general, combined with his important postwar role as the first president of what became Mississippi State University, gives this piece significance extending beyond the battlefield. The unusually large signature, handwritten \"Columbus Miss.\" location, substantial period paper, and PSA\/DNA authentication make this a distinctive display piece for a collection centered on Civil War generals, Vicksburg, the Army of Tennessee, Confederate history, or nineteenth-century American military autographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"6669\" data-end=\"7101\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6669\" data-end=\"6689\"\u003eShipping Notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"6689\" data-end=\"6692\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"6692\" data-end=\"7101\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eFor insurance purposes, items sold over $600 may require signature confirmation upon delivery. 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