Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Commission of Henry Hunt as Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd Artillery Regiment]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06415.01 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document signed Date: 1 July 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 49.8 cm, Width: 40.5 cm Order a Copy
Countersigned by Edwin McMasters Stanton, Secretary of War, and Edward Davis Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General. Official seal has been ripped and is partially missing. Partially printed on vellum. Contains an image of an eagle, a knight's helmet, and several United States flags.
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