Rare 1866 Robert E. Lee Farewell Address Broadside, General Order No. 9 / SOLD

Rare 1866 Robert E. Lee Farewell Address Broadside, General Order No. 9 - Inventory Number: CON 264 / SOLD

Rare 1866 engraved broadside of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Farewell Address, also known as General Order No. 9. Lee issued his Farewell Address to his Army of Northern Virginia on April 10, 1865, the day after he surrendered the army to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. This copy was printed by A. Hoen & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland, and depicts the portrait of lee surrounded by Confederate battle flags. It is mounted on gold trimmed paper and housed in a period black painted oval frame measuring 14” by 12.”

“Headquarters, Army of Northern Virginia, 10th April 1865. General Order No. 9. After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the survivors of so many hard fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to the result from no distrust of them. But feeling that valour and devotion could accomplish nothing that could compensate for the loss that must have attended the continuance of the contest, I have determined to avoid the useless sacrifice of those whose past services have endeared them to their countrymen. By the terms of the agreement, officers and men can return to their homes and remain until exchanged. You will take with you the satisfaction that proceeds from the consciousness of duty faithfully performed, and I earnestly pray that a merciful God will extend to you his blessing and protection. With an unceasing admiration of your constancy and devotion to your Country, and a grateful remembrance of your kind and generous consideration for myself, I bid you an affectionate farewell. R.E. Lee.”

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Inventory Number: CON 264 / SOLD