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Brown, Joseph Emerson, 1821-1894 [Miller A. Wright's commission as aide-de-camp]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02691.11.063 Author/Creator: Brown, Joseph Emerson, 1821-1894 Place Written: s.l. Type: Printed document signed Date: 11 May 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

Miller's commission as aide-de-camp to Governor Joseph E. Brown of Georgia. He is given the rank of colonel. Co-signed by AG Henry Wayne.

Brown, Joseph Emerson, 1821-1894
Wright, Miller A., fl. 1861-1864

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