[ Autographs ] Carter L. Stevenson 1817-1888 Confederate major general who led with distinction at Cumberland Gap, later captured atVicksburg, exchanged, and again led his forces from Missionary Ridge to Bentonville. A.D.S. 1p. 8in x 6.5in, Pascagoula, Miss., Sep. 24, 1848, a Special Requisition for letter paper, quills, envelopes, etc. with his certification beneath that these items "...absolutely requisite for the public Service, rendered so by the following circumstances..." some light spotting and soiling, otherwise good condition.