Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 18, July 11, 1864. President Lincoln appoints Alfred Townsend as “First Lieutenant in the Eighteenth Regiment of Infantry in the service of the United States.” Crisply signed at the conclusion by Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The blue US War Department seal affixed to the upper left remains almost entirely intact. Attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 20.5 x 23.5. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds (a heavy horizontal fold bisecting Lincoln’s signature), and light scattered soiling. Townsend was recommended for a brevet promotion by Captain L. M. Kellogg of the 18th Infantry for his ‘gallantry on the 4th of July, 1864’ and ‘for gallantry on the 7th of August, 1864, when he was severely wounded.’ A highly desirable military appointment as the Union forces made their way through the South during the Atlanta Campaign. Oversized. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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