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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Appointment of Edward M. McCook to Brigadier General of Volunteers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.047 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 30 April 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum Height: 49.6 cm, Width: 40 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by Secretary of State Edwin M. Stanton. Docketed and signed at top by Assistant Adjutant General E.D. Townsend. McCook, who had been a member of the Kansas territorial House of Representatives, went on to become U.S. Minister to Hawaii and Governor of the Colorado Territory. Includes blue seal.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
McCook, Edward M. (Edward Moody), 1833-1909

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