Lot 39
Ulysses S. Grant CDV Signed as Lt. Gen. Carte de visite signed with rank, "U.S. Grant / Lt. Gen." A chest-up portrait of Grant wearing the three stars that signified his rank as lieutenant general, a rank bestowed on Grant by Abraham Lincoln on March 9, 1864. Not since George Washington had an American general been raised to that rank. In July 1977, the late autograph dealer Charles Hamilton wrote in pencil on the verso a certification that the name and rank are in Grant's hand. Fine condition; minor creasing at lower edge of mount and small indentation at top. A rare Grant CDV signed as Lt. Gen.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000.
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