U. S. Grant
Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 10, October 31, 1867. As Secretary of War ad interim, Grant informs Thomas W. Lord "that the President of the United States has appointed you, for gallant and meritorious services at Chancellorsville, Va., a First Lieutenant by Brevet." In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, staining, and pin holes at the top. Grant served as Secretary of War ad interim from August 12, 1867–January 13, 1868, during Edwin Stanton's suspension. Second Lieutenant Lord led the hard-fought 17th Maine in the May 3, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville, where he received the wound that forced his discharge from service.
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 10, October 31, 1867. As Secretary of War ad interim, Grant informs Thomas W. Lord "that the President of the United States has appointed you, for gallant and meritorious services at Chancellorsville, Va., a First Lieutenant by Brevet." In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, staining, and pin holes at the top. Grant served as Secretary of War ad interim from August 12, 1867–January 13, 1868, during Edwin Stanton's suspension. Second Lieutenant Lord led the hard-fought 17th Maine in the May 3, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville, where he received the wound that forced his discharge from service.
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