American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents

1 page, 15 3/8 x 19 1/4 in., with original seal, creasing, minor brown spotting, docking to upper right, framed to 19 1/2 x 25 1/2 in., not examined out of frame.

A military appointment for Henry M. Judah, conferring promotion to the rank of first lieutenant "for gallant meritorious conduct in the Battle of Molino del Rey." U.S. Army returns from the early 1840s indicate that First Lieutenant Judah served in the 8th Infantry, which saw heavy action in the Battle of Molino del Rey. Taking place on 8 September 1847, the Battle was one of the bloodiest of the war. Described as a "pyrrhic victory," the costly victory led to the victory at the Battle of Chapultepec and the capture of Mexico City. Signed by President Polk and the Secretary of War William Learned Marcy (1786-1857).