809. GEORGE W. GORDON (1836-1911) Confederate brigadier general who commanded a regiment at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, later captured during his attack at Franklin. Partial partly-printed D.S. "Geo. W. Gordon", 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], 1865, an application for Private Philip B. Thompson for membership in the Confederate Soldiers Tennessee Division, signed at bottom left. Top portion of the document removed, light wear and toning to edges, otherwise good condition. Along with a 2 pp. narrative by the said Thompson, outlining his history as a Confederate soldier, detailing his involvement with Breckinridge's Brigade. $150-200