Fine group of material related to Medal of Honor recipient John Wesley Clark, including his military appointment to Assistant Quartermaster, signed by Abraham Lincoln; Clark's M1850 Foot Staff Officer's sword; and a Civil War-period albumen photograph of Clark as First Lieutenant, posed with fellow officers and generals. A resident of Montpelier, Vermont, John Wesley Clark (1830-1893) enlisted in the Civil War in September of 1861 as a First Lieutenant and was commissioned into Field & Staff of the 6th Vermont Infantry a few weeks later. While serving as First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster of the 6th Vermont, Clark won the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at Warrenton, Virginia on July 28, 1863. He was severely wounded "while defending the division train against a vastly superior force of the enemy...but remained in the saddle for 20 hours afterward until he had brought his train through safely." Clark was later promoted to Captain & Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers on April 7, 1864 and resigned from the service on December 6, 1864. The Medal of Honor was awarded on August 17, 1891, a couple of years before Clark died in 1893. He is buried at Green Mountain Cemetery, Montpelier, Vermont. Appointment: Partially printed document signed. 1p, 13.75 x 18 in. (sight), on vellum, with embossed seal, affixed upper left. Washington, April 12, 1864. Appointment of John W. Clark as Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers with the rank of Captain. Signed by Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) as President (1861-1865), and Edwin Stanton (1814-1869), as Secretary of War (1862-1868). Matted and framed, 26.25 x 30 in. Clark's 1850 Foot Staff Officer's sword, European import. Blade 31 in. long, marked Patented Iron Cutter. Shagreen and brass wire wrapped handle. Brass pommel with chaste vines. Brass knuckle bow with chaste floral designs. Leather scabbard with brass fittings. Accompanied by chamois leather carrying case inscribed: Lt. John Wesley Clark / Qtrm. Corps, U.S. Cavalry (Vt.) / Later Commissioned Capt. / Medal of Honor. Civil War-period albumen, outdoor photograph, of a group of generals and line officers, including First Lieutenant Clark, pictured with goatee, standing closest to the flag, second from the right. 6.5 x 8.5 in., mounted, 9.5 x 11.5 in. Condition: Some light soiling to military appointment; typical folds; Stanton's signature has lightened a bit. Wear to leather carrying case. Toning to albumen; some staining on mount; light, penciled note on mount verso.
Fine group of material related to Medal of Honor recipient John Wesley Clark, including his military appointment to Assistant Quartermaster, signed by Abraham Lincoln; Clark's M1850 Foot Staff Officer's sword; and a Civil War-period albumen photograph of Clark as First Lieutenant, posed with fellow officers and generals. A resident of Montpelier, Vermont, John Wesley Clark (1830-1893) enlisted in the Civil War in September of 1861 as a First Lieutenant and was commissioned into Field & Staff of the 6th Vermont Infantry a few weeks later. While serving as First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster of the 6th Vermont, Clark won the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at Warrenton, Virginia on July 28, 1863. He was severely wounded "while defending the division train against a vastly superior force of the enemy...but remained in the saddle for 20 hours afterward until he had brought his train through safely." Clark was later promoted to Captain & Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers on April 7, 1864 and resigned from the service on December 6, 1864. The Medal of Honor was awarded on August 17, 1891, a couple of years before Clark died in 1893. He is buried at Green Mountain Cemetery, Montpelier, Vermont. Appointment: Partially printed document signed. 1p, 13.75 x 18 in. (sight), on vellum, with embossed seal, affixed upper left. Washington, April 12, 1864. Appointment of John W. Clark as Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers with the rank of Captain. Signed by Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) as President (1861-1865), and Edwin Stanton (1814-1869), as Secretary of War (1862-1868). Matted and framed, 26.25 x 30 in. Clark's 1850 Foot Staff Officer's sword, European import. Blade 31 in. long, marked Patented Iron Cutter. Shagreen and brass wire wrapped handle. Brass pommel with chaste vines. Brass knuckle bow with chaste floral designs. Leather scabbard with brass fittings. Accompanied by chamois leather carrying case inscribed: Lt. John Wesley Clark / Qtrm. Corps, U.S. Cavalry (Vt.) / Later Commissioned Capt. / Medal of Honor. Civil War-period albumen, outdoor photograph, of a group of generals and line officers, including First Lieutenant Clark, pictured with goatee, standing closest to the flag, second from the right. 6.5 x 8.5 in., mounted, 9.5 x 11.5 in. Condition: Some light soiling to military appointment; typical folds; Stanton's signature has lightened a bit. Wear to leather carrying case. Toning to albumen; some staining on mount; light, penciled note on mount verso.
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