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LINCOLN, ABRAHAM and STANTON, EDWIN M. Document Signed by Lincoln as President, Co-signed by Stanton as Secretary of War, March 11, 1862, on vellum, with engravings of eagle, colors, and equipment, and with blue wafer seal of the War Office. 1 p. 15¾ x 19½”.
Inventory #1918 $9,500
Appointment of Charles Kingsbury, Jr. (c.1837- 1866) as assistant adjutant general of volunteers, with the rank of captain.
Kingsbury, of Ironton, Ohio, enrolled in Company C, 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in April, 1861. As a captain, he received Brigadier General William S. Rosecrans’s praise for his performance at the Battle of Rich Mountain. With this commission, he was assigned to the staff of Brigadier General John F. Reynolds, with whom he took part in the Siege of Yorktown, the Seven Days Battle near Richmond, and Gettysburg. After Reynolds was killed, Kingsbury served on General Philip H. Sheridan’s staff.
A very decorative item to display in your home or office, with a fine large “Abraham Lincoln” signature.
Historical Background:
Kingsbury served under Rosencrans from June to August, 1861. With this commission (actually awarded September 19, 1861), he was assigned to Reynolds’s staff. On July 27, 1862, his division was drawn into the hard-fought Battle of Gaines’ Mill, where he and Reynolds were captured. They were both released in a prisoner exchange, and Kingsbury continued to serve with Reynolds until the general’s death at Gettysburg in July, 1863. In March, 1864, Kingsbury was transferred to Calvary Corps Headquarters to serve with General Philip H. Sheridan. He resigned in March, 1865, receiving thanks from Sheridan for his “faithful and laborious services.” He died September 24, 1866, in Maysville, KY, of cholera.
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