Lot # : 6 - 1865 President Andrew Johnson Captain's Commission

Own a piece of history from the earliest days of Andrew Johnson's Presidency. President Johnson took office on April 15th 1865 after the death of President Lincoln. This commission was signed only five days later and appoints Benjamin B Campbell - Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers with the rank of Captain. According to heraldbulletin.com: • Benjamin B. Campbell (of the 34th Indiana Volunteer Regiment) began as a sergeant but was awarded the captaincy of Co. G, “for meritorious service during Vicksburg Campaign.? He eventually rose to major. He was later appointed by President Lincoln to Assistant Adjutant-General of United States Volunteers." This is by all appearances an authentic, antique parchment document, intricately detailed at top and bottom with etchings / engravings of American eagle, flags and weapons of war, bearing the presidential seal, official letterhead and the signature of President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. (For his later attempts to dismiss Stanton after Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act, Johnson would face impeachment by the House of Representatives and narrowly avoid conviction in the Senate) "The President of the United States of America to all who shall see these presents greeting: Know ye, That reposing special trust and confident the patriotistm, valor, fidelity, and abilities of Bejamin B. Campbell, I have nominated and by and with the advice an consent of Senate to appoint him Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers with the rank of Captain in the service of the United States. To rank as such from the Twenty-First day of July eighteen hundred and sixty-four. .....This Commission to continue in force during the pleasure of the President of the United States for the time being. Given under my hand at the City of Washington this Twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sixty-five and in the Eighty- ninth of the Independence of the United States." Signed by: President Andrew Johnson, Secretary of War - Edwin Stanton and written in red in the top corner: "Recorded, Volume 18, page 118 Adjutant Generals Office March 20th 1865 S. D. Townsend - Assistant Adjutant General" More about BENJAMIN B. CAMPBELL, Son of the late Rev. James Campbell, was born in Alleghany county, Pennsylvania, October 3, 1837. At the age of thirteen years he, with his parents, went to Athens, Ohio, where young Campbell received most of his education. Rev. James Campbell was born in Pennsylvania in 1794, died at New Orleans in 1876. He was married, first to Sarah E. Campbell, about the year 1819. She died in Pennsylvania in 1840. Mr. C. was again married to Laura R. Collins. She died in New Orleans in 1880. B. B. Campbell came to the city of Anderson in 1836, and has been a resident ever since, except from 1870 to 1880, when he resided in New Orleans. Was married to Nancy J. Roach, daughter of William Roach, Esq., of Anderson, in 1860. He entered the army August 31, 1861, first in the 34th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, was soon appointed Assistant Quartermaster Sergeant, and served till October, 1862, when he was appointed Quartermaster Sergeant, April 17, 1862. In September, '63, he was appointed Captain of Company G for meritorious services at the siege of Vicksburg. He was promoted Captain Adjutant-General of the United States Volunteers July 21, 1864, by President Lincoln. Mr. C. was in the following battles, besides many skirmishes, in the late war: Port Gibson, references: http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/inauthors/view?docId=VAC2091;chunk.id=d1e405;toc.depth=1;toc.id=d1e405;brand=ia-books;doc.view=0;query=&hit.rank= http://www.heraldbulletin.com/community/our-area-s-band-of-civil-war-brothers/article_3e8ebcc3-8137-570e-964c-41155a08a24d.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Johnson Condition: Has been stored folded and considering it is over 150 years old it has been preserved well. See pictures for details. If you have trouble viewing them, please let us know. Location: Mi