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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 17.75, May 23, 1865. President Johnson appoints Rufus Ingalls to the rank of “Colonel by brevet” in the Army of the United States. Signed crisply at the conclusion by Andrew Johnson and countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. The light blue War Department seal remains affixed to the upper left. In fine condition, with creases to the corners.
Rufus Ingalls (1818–1893) was an American military general who served as the 16th Quartermaster General of the United States Army. Renowned for his logistical brilliance, Ingalls played a vital role in sustaining Union operations during the Civil War. He served as aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan and as Chief Quartermaster of the Army of the Potomac, where he efficiently managed the supply chain during key campaigns, including Gettysburg and Grant’s Overland Campaign. He later oversaw logistics for all Federal armies operating against Petersburg and Richmond; his supply base at City Point, Virginia, became the largest port operation in the Western Hemisphere.
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