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rif. 6831 — ULYSSES S. GRANT 1822-1885. Ulysses S. Grant was the Eighteenth President and led the Union Army to victory in the Civil War. DS. 1pg. c. 1884. Washington D.C. A document signed U.S. Grant as President of the Society of the Army of the Potomac and Horatio C. King as the organizations secretary. The partly-printed and illustrated document certifies membership of Captain Albert Victor Meeks to the Society of the Army of the Potomac. THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC OF THIS ARMY ORGANIZED AUGUST 20 1861 DISBANDED JUNE 30TH 1865 Captain Albert Victor Meeks 62nd N.Y. Vols. was a Soldier and is now A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC U. S. Grant President Horatio C. King Secretary. This certificate includes vignettes of famous Union commanders Major General George B. McClellan Major General Ambrose Burnside Major General George G. Meade and Major General Joseph Hooker. Albert Victor Meeks was a New York City lawyer and real estate businessman who served as a Captain in the Union Army during the Civil War. He served with the 62nd New York Volunteer Infantry. As a member of the Army of the Potomac his regiment fought in the Peninsula Campaign Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. His unit was particularly noted for its bravery at the Bloody Angle during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Along with being signed by Ulysses S. Grant this document is also signed by Horatio Collins King a celebrated Civil War hero who rode into the thick of battle at Dinwiddie Courthouse in 1865 and was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was also the Secretary for the Society of the Army of the Potomac for nearly three decades. The Society of the Army of the Potomac was a veteran organization founded in 1869 to preserve the history and fraternal bonds of the Unions eastern fighting force. In this society Grants role was defined by his status. His influence within the Society settled disputes helped the Society transition from a small group of elite officers into a more influential organization and his name was used to attract wealthy donors and political support for the Societys projects such as the establishment of military parks and the commissioning of statues. This document is held in a decorative antique frame and in fine condition. unknown books