[Civil War]. Confederate General Robert Hall Chilton Autograph Letter Signed, "R. H. Chilton." Two pages (of a bifolium), 5" x 8.25", Virginia; November 15, 1862. Letter from Brigadier General Chilton to Colonel Henry B. Davidson, commander of Confederate forces at Staunton, Virginia "I send herewith an order regulating Military travelling in the cars. All stragglers or detachments destined for this Army can be sent forward under charge of their guard, while those belonging to Jackson's Army will go forward under their [illegible]." On the next page, under the phrase "Private", Chilton writes a personal note to Davidson, in which he offers thanks for getting him new boots. "Thanks for kind efforts in my behalf. Put them through as soon as possible, large in the leg, which I fear may be too small if governed by the foot measure. I greatly need them. Don't you let those rascally Yankees get too close. Circumvent the rascals & win promotion. I shall expect this much from my old sub, as in keeping with your education. McClellan's disgrace and Burnside's advancement auger well for us. One more good trouncing will bring about peace. Pray push up the boots in a hurry, [illegible] all risk of being captured by the Yankees." Robert Hall Chilton (1815-1879) was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, to a prominent family. He was an officer in the U.S. Army and then a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He served as Chief of Staff for the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee for much of the war. Following the war, Chilton moved to Columbus, Georgia, where he became president of a local manufacturing company. He is buried in Richmond, Virginia. Henry Brevard Davidson (1831-1899) was a graduate of West Point and an officer in the U.S. Army before the Civil War. At the outbreak of the war, he resigned his commission and served in various staff positions in the Confederate army. On August 27, 1862, he was appointed as the colonel in command of the military post at Staunton, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley. On August 18, 1863, he was promoted to brigadier general and first commanded brigades of cavalry in the Western Theater, particularly in Tennessee and Georgia. In 1864, he was transferred to Virginia and served in the Valley Campaigns of 1864. At the end of the war, he served in the Carolina Campaign. Condition: Letter has one vertical fold plus residue of brown paper on last page, where letter was once attached with glue; otherwise good. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved