Signed commission for future Confederate general William "Grumble" Jones.
Jefferson Davis.
Signed commission for future Confederate general William "Grumble" Jones.
[Washington], 9 November 1854
Partly-printed Document Signed as United States Secretary of War. One page, 10 x 7¾ inches, plus integral blank with docketing; folds, foxing and staining.
By this commission, Jefferson Davis--then the Secretary of War in the Pierce administration--granted the promotion of a young West Point graduate to first lieutenant. Seven years later, Davis was president of the Confederacy, and the lieutenant, William Edmondson "Grumble" Jones, joined his new army as a captain. Jones would soon become one of Davis's most trusted generals until his death at the Battle of Piedmont in 1864.
With--an engraving of Jefferson Davis after Chappell, 9¼ x 6½ inches. New York: Johnson, Fry, & Co., 1866.
Jefferson Davis.
Signed commission for future Confederate general William "Grumble" Jones.
[Washington], 9 November 1854
Partly-printed Document Signed as United States Secretary of War. One page, 10 x 7¾ inches, plus integral blank with docketing; folds, foxing and staining.
By this commission, Jefferson Davis--then the Secretary of War in the Pierce administration--granted the promotion of a young West Point graduate to first lieutenant. Seven years later, Davis was president of the Confederacy, and the lieutenant, William Edmondson "Grumble" Jones, joined his new army as a captain. Jones would soon become one of Davis's most trusted generals until his death at the Battle of Piedmont in 1864.
With--an engraving of Jefferson Davis after Chappell, 9¼ x 6½ inches. New York: Johnson, Fry, & Co., 1866.
