[ Autographs ] ROBERT E. LEE (1807 - 1870) Confederate general and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, arguably the most brilliant commander of field armies in American history. Scarce war- date A.E.S. cut from a document with Confederate States of America letterhead, about 2.5 x 2 , in full: Assigned to duty in the Dis: of Georgia. R. E. Lee Slight blur to a portion of one letter in signature a tiny tear at top, overall very good. Matted with an oval portrait of Lee, approx. 5 x 6 sepia showing Lee full-length in uniform, said to be (but not warranted as such) a contemporary copy of a war-date image. All matted and ready to frame.