Civil War Army Of Patomac Document Signed By President Grant
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Civil War Army Of Patomac Document Signed By President Grant
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Framed document
Signed by President Grant
Document: 20 x 16 inches
Framed measurement: 37 x 23 inches
Society of the Army of the Potomac membership certificate issued to Lieutenant V. Lansing Waters of the 5th New York Heavy Artillery. The Society of the Army of the Potomac was a veterans' organization formed after the Civil War for those who served in the primary Union field army in the Eastern Theater.
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Organization: The Army of the Potomac was organized on August 20, 1861, and officially disbanded on June 28, 1865.
Member: Lieutenant V. Lansing Waters served as a soldier and became a member of the society. The 5th NY Heavy Artillery was involved in several major battles, including those in the Shenandoah Valley and around Washington, D.C..
Significance: These ornate certificates were issued to veterans of the army. Other known certificates were often signed by high-ranking officers who served as the society's president, such as President Ulysses S. Grant. The society held its last reunion in 1927.
