Abraham Lincoln Signed 15.5x19.5 1864 Civil War Commission Document BAS #AE64269

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This Autographed Dated April 1, 1864 15.5x19.5 Civil War Military Commission Document has been Personally Signed by Abraham Lincoln & Edwin Stanton. This item is 100% Authentic to include a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) / hologram by Beckett Authentication Services. The authenticity can be verified on Beckett Authentication Services website.


The document is an appointment for Samuel Smith as Second Lieutenant of the 5th Regiment of Artillery, effective October 31st, 1863 The vellum document, measuring 15.5" x 19.5". ssued at the height of the Civil War, just as Ulysses S. Grant prepared to open the Overland Campaign, the commission appoints a Union officer to rank, “to serve during the pleasure of the President of the United States.” Lincoln’s signature appears prominently at the lower center beside that of Stanton.