Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 10, October 15, 1861. Scott grants painter Albert Bierstadt a five-day pass enabling him to “pass the United States lines, to visit the U. S. camps on both sides the Potomac.” In very good condition, with two horizontal folds with partial separations, overall wrinkling, and scattered toning and soiling. Bierstadt, though best known for his sweeping landscapes of the American West, painted a number of Civil War scenes over the course of two years—and this is the pass that got him started. Among his more notable war works are a scene depicting Union sharpshooters firing on Confederates, and an aerial view of the bombardment of Fort Sumter. A fascinating association and historically important document. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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