ID 887964
Lot 186 | A signed military commission
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
One page, 492 x 384mm, countersigned by Simon CAMERON (1799-1889) as Secretary of War (mild toning at margins, mounted to a board). Framed.
Lincoln commissions a cavalry officer who served at Shiloh, Stone's River, and Murfreesborough. Although the commission assigns Copley Amory as a "Second Lieutenant in the First Regiment of Cavalry", the Massachusetts born, Amory (1841-1879) actually served in the fourth cavalry, rising to the rank of first lieutenant, resigning his commission at the end of 1863. (Heitman; civilwardata.com)
| Artist: | Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) |
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| Place of origin: | USA |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Artist: | Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) |
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| Place of origin: | USA |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
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