Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 17.25, August 11, 1846. President Polk appoints Charles S. Lovell as "Captain, in the Sixth Regiment of Infantry, in the service of the United States." Neatly signed at the conclusion by President James K. Polk and countersigned by Secretary of War William L. Marcy. The white paper seal affixed to the upper left remains intact. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. Following this commission, Charles S. Lovell was sent to fight in the Mexican-American War, participating in the Battle of Churubusco, the Battle of Molino del Rey, the Battle of Chapultepec, and finally the Battle for Mexico City. He remained in the new territories until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he returned east and saw action at the Second Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Antietam, and the Battle of Fredericksburg.
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