CIVIL WAR-DATED APPOINTMENT SIGNED MARCH 1865 – ONE MONTH BEFORE LINCOLN'S ASSASSINATION!
Abraham Lincoln signed authentic autograph Civil War appointment dated just one month before his assassination, in vintage framed display. Signed March 7, 1865, Lincoln autographs this document as President during the heat of the civil war. We can only imagine the immense weight on Lincoln’s mind at the time of signing this document. Lincoln promotes William E. Chester to Third Lieutenant in the Revenue Service and signs the appointment with a full signature as "Abraham Lincoln", and countersigned by George Harrington