Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15 x 18, March 8, 1864. President Lincoln appoints Septimus Carncross “Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers with the rank of Captain in the service of the United States.” Signed at the conclusion by Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Triple-cloth-matted and framed with an engraved portrait of Lincoln to an overall size of 38 x 32. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, and a horizontal fold passing through upper portion of Lincoln’s signature. The blue seal is worn, but intact, and partially peeling away from page.
After immigrating to the US from England, Septimus Carncross was appointed First Lieutenant in the 10th New York Volunteers in October of 1861. He quickly climbed the ranks, earning the appointment of Aide-de-Camp to Major General John E. Wool in March of 1863, followed by this promotion to Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Captain, and another from Lincoln the following month that elevated him to the rank of Major. He served on the staff of General Lorenzo Thomas, recruiting and organizing regiments of African-American troops, and remained in the service until the war’s end. A handsome war-dated document promoting a loyal soldier, just one week after Grant received his own promotion to become General-in-Chief of the Army of the United States. Oversized. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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