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THBIrish Journalist and Civil War Officer Charles Graham Halpine, 1862 ALS and Tintype
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LiveNov 19, 2020
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Lot of 2. Halpine, Charles Graham (1829-1868). ALS as Major, 4pp, on “Head-Quarters of the Army” stationery. October 18, 1862. Addressed to “My dear Munford," Halpine asks "...Will you like a good fellow give the within a good place on your front page next week. It is the substance of a conversation I had one evening at the house of a friend, being in a good talking humor; and to my sorrow it seemed to me that what had been a success of the tea table might be made a success to the larger audience of the Times...and the Times (in its last Sunday's Edition) so bungled it and botched it, sticking this butterfly into the midst of its ordinary heavy army correspondence that my head has been...covered with ashes and my body with sackcloth ever since! Will you at least give the cussed affair 'a fair shake,' although I have had by experience that the light frothy champagne of conversation should never be drunk after it has been left standing and stagnant for some days...do what you can for it and oblige me. I am working hard here and have much to contend against, but am working my way subtly forward and will soon (if nothing breaks) be more or less of a power. Thus far I am only proving my usefulness, making alliances for future action and feeling my way with those who are above me. With General Halleck I believe my position could not be better but as yet I have not thought it safe to ask any favors." With gem-sized ferrotype of Halpine on CDV-sized paper mount with verso applied paper label credited to Estabrooke: Brooklyn, NY, n.d.
CHARLES GRAHAM HALPINE (1829 – 1868) was born in Ireland and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He emigrated to America in 1851 and was assistant editor of the Boston Post. He subsequently worked for the “New York Herald” and was associate editor of the “New York Times.” In 1857 he became principal editor of the “New York Leader.” He served as private secretary of Stephen A. Douglas. At the beginning of the Civil War in 1861, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in company “D” of the 69TH NEW YORK INFANTRY. He soon transferred to the staff of GENERAL DAVID HUNTER as assistant-adjutant-general with the rank of major, accompanying Hunter to Missouri and North Carolina. He assisted Hunter in organizing the first troop of Black soldiers to be mustered into Federal Service. He began writing a series of poems and humorous sketches under the name of “PRIVATE MILES O’REILLY” which appeared in the New York Herald. His observations of army life as expressed by O’Reilly attracted a wide audience including President Lincoln. Halpine was subsequently appointed assistant-adjutant-general on GENERAL HENRY W. HALLECK'S STAFF at the War Department in 1862. He joined General Hunter on his expedition up the Shenandoah Valley in the spring of 1864. He was appointed Lieutenant Colonel on June 5, 1864 by Brevet for services at the Battle of Piedmont, Virginia. He was subsequently brevetted Colonel and Brigadier General of Volunteers of War Service on March 13, 1865. Halpine returned to New York to resume his literary work, becoming editor, and later proprietor of the “Citizen.”Letter in very fine condition.Condition
Few minor spots and fingerprint/smudge on CDV-sized paper mount. Mount corners trimmed. Halpine faintly identified in pencil on mount verso. - Shipping Info
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