Confederate General John T. Morgan Signed Card/ Alabama Senator

Confederate General John T. Morgan Signed Card/ Alabama Senator

Up for your consideration is a Confederate General John T. Morgan autographed handwritten card measuring approximately 4 3/8” x 3 ½”. Written and signed by the Confederate general in 1894, when he was an Alabama senator. General Morgan writes “John T. Morgan, Alabama, March 19, 1894.” Card is in very good condition overall and the signature is bold and clear, very nice.

John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907) was the Colonel of the 51st Alabama Partisan Rangers, leading the regiment at the Battle of Murfreesboro while operating in cooperation General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Cavalry. Morgan was promoted to Brigadier General of cavalry in late 1863. Morgan was also an American lawyer, and Democratic politician who served as United States Senator from Alabama from 1877 until his death in 1907. One of the state's most influential political figures of the late nineteenth century, he played a prominent role in national debates over foreign policy, transportation, and expansion while serving for three decades in the U.S. Senate.

This is a rare opportunity to own a piece of southern history written in the hand of a Confederate General, and a must have for any Civil War collection.

John Tyler Morgan Biography

Remembered for his six terms and 30 years of service as a U.S. senator, John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907) was notable in two arenas of American politics, foreign policy and race relations. As one of the primary architects of the nation's foreign policy during the era of global imperialist expansion, Morgan argued tirelessly for construction of the Panama Canal and for increasing America's territorial holdings. As one of the most outspoken white supremacists of the early Jim Crow Era, he vigorously championed the racist policies of Black disfranchisement and racial segregation. Morgan advocated the removal of the Black population of the South to foreign shores and thus combined his support of imperialism and racism…