Naval commission appointing Andrew Bryson Captain in the Navy with steel engraved stamp of Andrew Johnson.
Washington, D.C., July 26, 1866, to rank from July 25, 1866.
Engraved document on vellum (403 x 493 mm), completed in manuscript, with steel engraved stamp signature of Andrew Johnson and handwritten signature of Gideon Welles, docketed by William Pelloran in lower left corner, orange paper seal of the Navy Department. Aged-toned with single horizontal folding crease, significant chip and staining to right margin with loss of text; good.
§ Presidential commission awarding Andrew Bryson the position of Navy Captain with the steel engraved stamp of President Andrew Johnson, and countersigned by Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy and administrative registrar William Pelloran, dated 26th of July, 1866.
Andrew Bryson (1822–1892) was appointed a midshipman in December 1837. He served in the West Indies Squadron and the Africa Squadron, and during the Civil War commanded numerous vessels including the ironclad USS Lehigh, which fought against the defenses of Charleston 1863-1864. He finished his career as a rear admiral and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn. (Cogar's Dictionary of Admirals of the U.S. Navy (pp. 22–23). See also New York Times obituary, February 8, 1892.). Item #127266
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