Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 [Commission of Robert G. Cole]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03083 Author/Creator: Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 31 March 1853 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 44 x 35 cm. Order a Copy
Cole was named Second Lieutenant in the Eighth Regiment of Infantry. Signed by Franklin Pierce as President and Jefferson Davis as Secretary of War. Cole was later Lee's engineer at Gettysburg. White and red papaer seal on upper lefthand corner. Docket in red pen on upper lefthand corner.
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