Object Details
- Description
- William Tecumseh Sherman's Commission as Second Lieutenant in the Third Regiment of Artillery, United States Army, effective July 1, 1840. The commission, dated July 25, 1840, is signed by President Martin Van Buren and Secretary of War Joel Roberts Poinsett.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- originator (author or composer, etc.)
- Van Buren, Martin
- signer
- Poinsett, Joel Roberts
- referenced
- Sherman, William Tecumseh
- date made
- 1840-07-25
- Physical Description
- parchment (overall material)
- Object Name
- sheet of paper
- Other Terms
- sheet of paper; Army
