United States. An 1862 Military Commission, Signed by Abraham Lincoln Province of China five-pointed silver star device affixed

five-pointed silver star device affixed to its original ribbon

Later on the same day Major Garay assisted in making a reconnaissance of a bridge site which was being subjected to intense enemy mortar fire

Ranging from very tine to extremely fine

clearing the limited beachheads of snipers and machine guns

United States. An 1862 Military Commission, Signed by Abraham Lincoln Province of China five-pointed silver star device affixedAn engraved broadside measuring 470 mm (l) x 340 mm (w), appointing William H. Forbes to Commissioner of Subsistence of Volunteers with the rank of Captain, Washington, 9 November, 1862. It was recorded by the Adjutant Generals Office on 10 March 1863. This letter is signed by the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, and Abraham Lincoln, as 16th President of the United States. The letter is accompanied by two table medals, bearing the profile of Abraham