ID 1236390
Lot 159 | A signed military commission
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
One page, 251 x 447mm, countersigned by Edwin STANTON (1814-1869) as Secretary of War (likely trimmed at top edge, some letters of Lincoln's signature a tad light, original mailing folds impacting signature.)
Lincoln appoints George Burroughs as "a First Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers". Burroughs, a New Jersey native, was engaged with constructing the defenses of Nashville for much of the war, though was later breveted captain on 20 September 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Chickamauga (Heitman).
| Artist: | Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Artist: | Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
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