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Confederate Jewish Ephemera

If you’re in the market for some Confederate Jewish ephemera, there’s a letter for sale on Ebay written by Abraham Charles Myers. (hat tip)

Abraham Charles Myers was born in Georgetown, Georgia in 1811. His grandfather had been Charleston’s first rabbi. He attended West Point after which he fought in the Seminole and Mexican War. During the Civil War he server the Confederacy as Quartermaster General from 1861 to 1863. Ft. Myers Florida is named after him.

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