MILITARY COMMISSION PASS FOR THE LINCOLN ASSASSINATION

Speed James Attorney General James Speed justifies the trial of the Lincoln assassination conspirators by military commission rather than in the civilian courts: "When lawless wretches become so impud

Signed Abraham Lincoln American Civil War military commission, on velum, appointing William H. Walcott (American 1828/1830-1901), "First Lieutenant in the Seventeenth Regiment of Infantry" "the Fourte

This framed, approx. 16" X 20" Military Appointment is Dated March 22, 1865. The frame measures approx. 18 1/2" X 22 3/4". This document was personally ink signed by Abraham Lincoln & Edwin Stanton ap

Chester A Arthur Signed Military Commission, Countersigned by Abraham Lincoln’s Son, Robert A gorgeous commission boldly signed by Chester Arthur, with some natural wrinkling, toning, and thinni

[Presidential] Lincoln, Abraham: Signed Military Commission Lincoln, Abraham Signed Military Commission Washington, D.C., March 10, 1863. Partially-printed military commission on vellum, signed by Abr

A military commission signed by President Abraham Lincoln, recorded on August 1, 1864, appointing Greenlief (sic) P. Davis (b. 1864, of Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts) to Captain in the Veteran Reserve

LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, military commission appointing Thomas W. Walker Captain in the Third Regiment of Infantry. Countersigned by Secretary of War Edwi

Chester Arthur Military Commission Document signed as 21st President appointing Alexander MacKanzie to Major in the Corps of Engineers, countersigned by Robert Lincoln, Secretary of War 05 April 1882

Autographs Union General David Hunter Signature with Military Rank Organized the First African American Civil War Regiment DAVID HUNTER (1802-1886). President of the Abraham Lincoln Assassination Mili

Abraham Lincoln Related 1865 "Reverdy Johnson" as a Senator Civil War Era Imprint "Illegality of Military Commissions in the United States, and Especially of the One Organized for the Trial of the Par

Autographs Fully Signed “Abraham Lincoln” Civil War Commission ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865). 16th President of the United States, serving throughout the American Civil War until his Assassination a

Archive of 33 transcribed letters and documents dating to before, during, and after the Civil War, all related to Private Melvin Johnson of Company A, 42

Four early and later reports upon the great national tragedy of the death of President Abraham Lincoln: (i) New York Tribune, New York, Saturday, April 15, 1865, black-bordered eight-page issue. On p

11" x 14" matted display containing three relics associated with the Lincoln assassination: (1) approximately ten 1/2" clippings or snippets of Lincoln's hair, (2) a 1/2" x 5/8" section of the deathbe

(CIVIL WAR.) Military pass issued in Union-held Virginia for "Mr. Watt's Negro man Henry." Partly-printed Document Signed by Captain Christian T. Christiansen as Provost Marshal, 3 x 7½ inches; f

Abraham Lincoln Related New York Herald Newspaper Covers the End of the Civil War and the Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln April 10, 15, 17 and 28, 1865, Collection of Four (4) Civil War Era

Lincoln Assassination Broadside Mourning Sign, Utica New York. 1865. Large paper board sign "Public Sorrow!" announcing the "great calamity" assassination of President Abraham Lincoln to the public, b

Abraham Lincoln Related Original 1865 Abraham Lincoln Decorative Ferrotype Photo Mourning Badge on Black Silk Ribbon with Top Brass Clasp c. 1865 Abraham Lincoln Assassination Period, Ferrotype Photo

(ABRAHAM LINCOLN.) Telegram announcing the Lincoln assassination on the remote northern coast of Nova Scotia. Manuscript message on printed American Telegraph Company form, 7¼ x 5 inches, from J.

[Presidential] Monroe, James, and James Madison: Partially-Printed Military Commission, signed Monroe, James, and James Madison Partially-Printed Military Commission, signed Washington, (D.C.), Decemb

JAY, JOHN. Partly-printed Document Signed, as Governor, military commission appointing Benjamin McCaby Captain in the Regiment of Militia in Dutchess County. Countersigned by Deputy Secretary Jasper H

Abraham Lincoln Related c. 1865 "Abraham Lincoln" Portrait Needlepoint Display Memorial made During His Assassination Mourning Period c. 1865 Lincoln Assassination Period, "Abraham Lincoln" Handcrafte

What sad news that was of our Beloved President’s death. They have caught the Assassin but I [am] sorry they could not have taken him alive. I would liked to have been where you were—then

[Presidential] Van Buren, Martin Signed Military Commission Washington, (D.C.), March 21, 1837. Printed military commission on vellum, partially executed in a secretarial hand, and signed by Martin Va