[ Autographs ] John Pope 1822-1892 Union major general who headed the Army of Virginia, trounced by Lee and Jackson and relieved in favor of McClellan. A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo. on Headquarters Department of the Missouri letterhead, Fort Leavenworth, July 24, 1880 Pope graciously declines to attend a reunion of ex-Civil War volunteer soldiers and sailors, citing his duty: "...at the time of your reunionI shall probably be in the north parts of Colorado & New Mexico..." Light toning and soiling, spindle hole in text with no paper loss. With a songsheet praising the "German Fifth".