CIVIL WAR GENERAL NP BANKS LETTER TO GENERAL HENRY L ABBOTT 1863 For Sale

General Henry Larcom Abbott, a West Point classmate of JEB Stuart was an Army Engineer of note before the War as Topo Engineer for the Transcontinental Railroad Survey and a pioneer in the study of the Mississippi River. He commanded the siege artillery at Petersburg & at Fort Fisher and was a notable postwar US Army Engineer Major General Nathaniel P Banks was the commander of occupied New Orleans, Louisiana after Butler was removed. An Original Copy Letter from Major General NP Banks at New Orleans, Feb 4, 1863 to Captain Henry L Abbott (then serving as Topographical Engineer Dept of the Gulf) regretting Abbott, who he considers an indispensable staff officer is being transferred from New Orleans and offers his best wishes for Abbott's promotion "(signed)" Very Truly Yours N.P. Banks M.G.M New Orleans Feb 4th 1863. 2pp 8 9.5 x 5" ink on blue lined paper. The top front margin bears a partially typed heading "Civil War". This came form the estate of General Abbott. Comes w service info. Minor age stains, edge wear, with 2 punch holes at top, overall VG.Welcome to my sales and store. I am a specialist in early American Military &Historical items, especially American Civil War ephemera- letters, military& historic documents including broadsides, commissions,GeneralOrders and other imprints and badges.I have been collecting andselling original American Civil War & US Military memorabilia for 41 years.