Abraham Lincoln Letters & Signed Photograph

An up-close look at a signed portrait of the president, plus two intriguing letters to a general in the field.
Appraised by Ken Gloss
$75,000 - $100,000

Just before his appointment as general-in-chief, General Halleck had been serving as commander of a division of the U.S. Army called the Department of the Missouri. Lincoln was writing in an effort to prompt General Halleck to make a decision regarding promotion of Brig. Gen. John Schofield, a senior officer under Halleck. Lincoln was apparently getting pressure from the Missouri congressional delegation to promote Schofield. (See the next slide for a transcript.)