Abraham Lincoln Signed War-Dated Military Appointment of Irish-Born Career Soldier. Includes Certificate of Authenticity.
This is in excellent condition, beautifully framed. Any collector would be proud to hang this in his or her home or office.
Printed document signed with his full signature, "Abraham Lincoln", as president at Washington D.C. on September 9, 1861.
Appointing Leslie Smith as "Second Lieutenant in first Regiment of Infantry". Countersigned by Simon Cameron (1799-1889) as secretary of war.
Note that military appointments signed by Simon Cameron are much less common, as he served for only a ten-month-long period as U.S. Secretary of War, between March 1861 and January 1862. More prevalent are those appointments signed by Cameron's successor, Edwin M. Stanton.
Blind embossed blue paper seal affixed at upper left. Handsome martial vignettes at top and bottom.
Docket of recording by Adjutant General's Office at top left corner.
Beautifully matted and framed.
This item comes with a COA.
Document size: 14" 17.5"
Frame size: 21.5" x 25.75"
Shipping: $45. Please allow two weeks for shipping.
About Leslie Smith
A native of Ireland, Leslie Smith (1826-1907) served in the U.S. Army from 1849 until his discharge in 1854. Soon afterward he was appointed paymaster's clerk, holding this position until 1861, with most of his time being spent in Texas. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Smith reenlisted in the Union Army on April 29, 1861, and the following day was appointed Second Lieutenant, as noted in the here offered document. In April 1862, he was commissioned a captain and, by war's end, a major by brevet. Following the war, Smith remained in the army and retired from service in 1889.
