CIVIL War Lincoln's Sexuality- Bodyguard David Derickson Pennsylvania Bucktail

David V Derickson was commissioned Captain of the 150th Pennsylvania Bucktails in 1862 and he and his men of Company K were assigned as personal bodyguards to President Abraham Lincoln, both at the White House and at the Soldiers Home. At that time rumor suggested that Derickson was on physically intimate terms with Lincoln and slept with him when Mary Lincoln was away.

The 1p 8 x 11 list is signed by Captain Derickson as Provost Marshal, and also signed by the Draft Commissioner & the Exemption Surgeon. Minor edge wear, age stains, Overall VG. Comes w service info for Captain Derickson, a native son of Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The Library of Congress has correspondence from Captain Derickson to President Lincoln continuing into late 1864.

Various authors have presented evidence indirectly confirming or denying that they were sexually intimate and the legend persists. 1p 9 x 13 on tan color lined paper Comes w service info. Edge wear, Overall VG condition. General Orders and other imprints. All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and in the condition as described.

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