Brisbin, James S. (James Sanks), 1837-1892 to Ulysses S. Grant

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GLC#
GLC01504.02.15-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
December 22, 1867
Author/Creator
Brisbin, James S. (James Sanks), 1837-1892
Title
to Ulysses S. Grant
Place Written
Lexington, Kentucky
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 26.3 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. Captain James S. Brisbin informs General Grant, Secretary of War and Interior, that he has "not received the Brevets in the Regular Army generally conferred on regular officers, who held like rank in Volunteers during the late War." Recounts a list of the Generals he served under, engagements he participated in, and regiments he led. Stresses that he organized many colored regiments at a time when soldiers were desperately needed. States "a bill has been offered in Congress, which, if passed, will prevent justice being done me in the future." These typewritten copies date to circa 1887-1891 based on Mill's rank and assignment at the time.

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