Military appointment of Samuel Gilman, Jr., 1863 December 24

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Military appointment of Samuel Gilman, Jr., Dated December 24, 1863. In this letter to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, President Lincoln supports New York Supreme Court Justice Nathan Clifford's request to appoint Samuel Gilman, Jr., to the 3rd Artillery Regiment of the U.S. Army.

Subject

Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881.

Gilman, Samuel, Jr.

United States. Army. Artillery Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865).

Source

Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.

USM 009

Date

1863 12 24

Contributor

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Rights

This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.

Language

English

Identifier

A74/002/039

Coverage

United States

Is Part Of

G. Edward Elwell, Jr., Autograph Collection

Is Referenced By

Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (1953), edited by Roy Basler. Vol. 7, p. 93.

Extent

1 item ; 11 x 18 cm.

Provenance

Gift of Caldwell Consistory, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

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Collection

G. Edward Elwell, Jr., Autograph Collection

Citation

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, “Military appointment of Samuel Gilman, Jr., 1863 December 24,” digitalVGW, accessed April 16, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/230.