Civil War–dated LS signed “G. Welles,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 18, 1865. Navy Department telegram to Theodorus Bailey, commandant of the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, in full: "The order of May 2d to send Blaney to Norfolk is hereby revoked." In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered his Army at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, and the Civil War would officially come to a close on May 26, 1865. A significant letter from war's end, as Welles began preparations for peacetime.
