TWO COMMISSIONING DOCUMENTS SIGNED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND ANDREW JOHNSON.

TWO COMMISSIONING DOCUMENTS SIGNED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND ANDREW JOHNSON. Both for J. H. Remington. 1) Commissioning document appointing James H. Remington Captain in the Veterans Reserve Corp. June 1863. Signed by Abraham Lincoln as President and Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War. 2) Commissioning document appointing James H. Remington to Major March 13, 1865 for gallantry and good conduct. Signed May 10th, 1866. Signed by President Andrew Johnson and Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War. REFERENCE: Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division Biographical information indicates that Mr. Remington was born in Warwick, Rhode Island and went to Brown University. He enlisted in September, 1862 as Captain of Company H, 7th Regt., R.I. Infantry. On December 13th, 1862 he was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia. A musket ball shattered his lower jaw and he was formally discharged in May 1863. He was elected in April of 1863 to the Rhode Island House of Representatives. He re-enlisted in June under a Captains commission (one of the above documents). After his service he practiced private law in Virginia and New York City until his death in 1899. Both identically housed in black painted molded wood frames. SIGHT SIZE: 19-1/2” x 15-1/2”. CONDITION: Faded but still legible. 9-25077 (8,000-15,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	477	$5,750.00	TWO COMMISSIONING DOCUMENTS SIGNED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND ANDREW JOHNSON. Both for J. H. Remington. 1) Commissioning document appointing James H. Remington Captain in the Veterans Reserve Corp. June 1863. Signed by Abraham Lincoln as President and Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War. 2) Commissioning document appointing James H. Remington to Major March 13, 1865 for gallantry and good conduct. Signed May 10th, 1866. Signed by President Andrew Johnson and Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War. REFERENCE: Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division Biographical information indicates that Mr. Remington was born in Warwick, Rhode Island and went to Brown University. He enlisted in September, 1862 as Captain of Company H, 7th Regt., R.I. Infantry. On December 13th, 1862 he was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia. A musket ball shattered his lower jaw and he was formally discharged in May 1863. He was elected in April of 1863 to the Rhode Island House of Representatives. He re-enlisted in June under a Captains commission (one of the above documents). After his service he practiced private law in Virginia and New York City until his death in 1899. Both identically housed in black painted molded wood frames. SIGHT SIZE: 19-1/2” x 15-1/2”. CONDITION: Faded but still legible. 9-25077 (8,000-15,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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