Civil War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14 x 18, February 26, 1862. President Lincoln appoints John L. Turner as "Second Lieutenant in the Third Regiment of Artillery in the service of the United States." Signed at the conclusion by President Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The blue seal affixed to the upper left remains intact. Handsomely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 22.75 x 27. In fine condition, with overall wrinkling, and the handwritten text of the document very light.
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