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THBAbraham Lincoln Appointment Signed as President for Richard P.H. Durkee, Captain, US Army, 14th Regiment
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- Lot Description
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865). President of the United States (1861-1865). DS, 1p, 13.75 x 17.75 in., with embossed seal affixed upper left, Washington. February 21, 1862. Appointment of Richard P.H. Durkee as Captain in the Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry...to rank as such from October 25, 1861. Signed by Lincoln as President and Edwin Stanton (1814-1869) as Secretary of War (1862-1868).
Richard Durkee enlisted in the army as a 1st lieutenant on May 14, 1861 and mustered into the 14th US Army Infantry. Within five months, he received his first promotion to captain. He suffered through the battle of Bull Run and Chancellorsville, and earned a second promotion to adjutant on September 13, 1863. He resigned from his position on July 11, 1863.
Light folds, light scattered spots. A bit toned along margins.Condition
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