Lot 20
Lincoln, Abraham (1808-1865) 16th President of the United States (1861-65). Document Signed as President, vellum, 20 x 15½ in., Washington, March 1, 1865. Appointing Samuel L. Woodward "Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers with the rank of Major." Countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Docket at upper left by the Adjutant General's Office. Normal vignettes at top and bottom. Some age toning. One vertical crease and three horizontal folds, one of which runs through the blue War Dept. seal and one through Lincoln's signature, which is slightly faded.
Samuel L. Woodward started the war as a private in the 6th Illinois Cavalry. He was a clerk for General Sherman until September 1862 and was present at Shiloh and the advance on Corinth. He advanced to 2nd, then 1st Lt., 6th Il. Cav., and from Dec. 1862 to July 1863 was Asst. Adj. Gen. on the staff of General Grierson, commanding Brig. of Cav. He engaged in the pursuit of Gen. Van Dorn through Tennessee and Mississippi and was involved in the siege of Port Hudson, La. In July 1863 he was breveted Captain and Assistant Adjutant General U.S. Volunteers for gallant and meritorious services during the raid through Mississippi in April 1863 and at the capture of Egypt Station, Mississippi. Until January 1865, he was on the staff of Gen. Grierson, commanding Cavalry, Dept. of the Gulf. The present appointment, signed by Lincoln was effective as of Feb. 11, 1865.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
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