A Military Commission Certificate Appointing George A. Custer To the Rank Of Brigadier General Of Volunteers On June 29, 1863

LIBI_00019_7069 A military commission certificate appointing George A. Custer to the rank of brigadier general of volunteers on June 29, 1863. Printed and handwritten in ink on one sheet of parchment. It is dated May 11, 1864. The commission is signed by Abraham Lincoln the 16th president of the United States and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Assistant Adjutant General E. D. Townsend's signature is in the upper left-hand corner and is also dated for May 11, 1864.