EXCEPTIONAL & BOLD U.S. GRANT SIGNATURE PENNED AS LIEUTENANT GENERAL

GRANT, ULYSSES S. (1822-1885). Union General and Eighteenth President of the United States;  on March 2, 1864, Lincoln promoted Grant to Lieutenant General, giving him command of all Union Armies; Grant’s new rank had previously been held only by George Washington; Grant arrived in Washington on March 8 and was formally commissioned by Lincoln the next day at a Cabinet meeting.  His Signature, “U.S. Grant / L[ieutenan]t Gen[eral] U[nited] S[tates] A[rmy].,” on a 24 mo card [3 1/2 x 2 inches approx]. Very fine condition.                                                                                       

 

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