79. WEST POINT CLASS OF 1850 AUTOGRAPH BOOK A superb autograph book containing about sixty signatures of cadets from the West Point Classes of 1850 to 1853, including nine who would go on to become Confederate generals (some excessively rare), at least five Union generals, numerous brevet generals and other Confederate and Union field and staff officers, Indian Wars figures, and so on. The signatures are contained within a leather-bound keepsake album, and all are boldly-penned, usually about eight or ten to a page. The book was owned, and is signed on the first page by WILLIAM THOMAS MAGRUDER (1825-1863), a staff officer to Col. James R. Davis, and was killed on the third day at Gettysburg. Appearing within are the signatures, in order of appearance, of: Union Brig. Gen. KENNER GARRARD (1827-1879), Bvt. Brig. Gen. ALEXANDER J. PERRY (1828-1913), Union Brig. Gen. HENRY B. DAVIDSON (1831-1899), C.S.A. Brig. Gen. LAURENCE S. BAKER (1830-1907), C.S.A. officer DONALD C. STITH, on the staffs of S. D. Lee, Henry McCulloch and Earl Van Dorn, Bvt. Major GEORGE S. PEIRCE, MIA Chickamauga, C.S.A. Brig. Gen. ARMISTEAD L. LONG (1825-1891), Union Brig. Gen. WILLIAM P. CARLIN, C.S.A. Brig. Gen. WILLIAM L. CABELL, C.S.A. Brig. Gen. JUNIUS DANIEL (1828-1864), Rare, mortally wounded at Spotsylvania C. H.), C.S.A. Major Gen. ROBERT RANSOM, Union Brig. Gen. ROBERT E. PATTERSON, Union Brig. Gen. RICHARD ARNOLD, C.S.A. officer JAMES L. CORLEY, on the staffs of Robert E. Lee and R. S. Garnett, Union Gen. EUGENE A. CARR, Union Col. GEORGE H. MENDELL, Union Gen. GEORGE H. MORRIS, Union Major Gen. GEORGE H. HARTSUFF, Union Brig. Gen. FREDERICK E. PRIME, Union Brig. Gen. CUVIER GROVER, Union Bvt. Brig. Gen. AMOS BECKWITH, Union Bvt. Brig. Gen. THOMAS J. C. AMORY, Union Bvt. Brig. Gen. THOMAS DUNCAN, C.S.A. Major Gen. JOHN S. BOWEN, Union Bvt. Brig. Gen. HENRY MAYNADIER, Union Bvt. Brig. Gen. HENRY C. BANKHEAD, C.S.A. Brig. Gen. CHARLES SIDNEY WINDER (1829-1862), exceedingly rare, K.I.A. at Cedar Mtn., C.S.A. Brig. Gen. NICHOLAS PEARCE (1828-1894), C.S.A. Col. WILLIAM R. CALHOUN, killed in a duel, plus many other distinguished officers from both sides of the great conflict. Covers detached, and a few pages cleanly disbound, otherwise contents (including a few original drawings and a sketch of the Hudson) are in very good to fine condition. With research on other signers. A superb assemblage of signatures, some excessively rare! $7,000 - 9,000