POLK, JAMES K. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President,
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POLK, JAMES K. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, military commission appointing Oscar F. Winship Assistant Adjutant General. Countersigned by Secretary of War William L. Marcy. 17½x13½ inches; folds, faint scattered staining, docketing at upper left recto, paper seal intact, bold signatures. Washington, 8 July 1846 Oscar Fingal Winship (1817-1855) served in the Mexican-American War as Assistant Adjutant-General in the brigades of Generals Pillow and Pierce having fought in the battles of Palo Alto, Resaca-de-la-Palma, and Contreras. Winship continued to serve after the War but died from the effects of an illness that developed rapidly after participating in the Sioux Expedition under General Harney.
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POLK, JAMES K. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President,
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