Prisoner exchange
Adjutant of the 6th Wisconsin, 1st Lt. Edward P. Brooks, was captured on November 4, 1863, at Greenville, Virginia, and sent to Libby Prison in Richmond. Four months...
Private Emory Eugene Kingin
Private Emory Eugene Kingin was a soldier with the 4th Michigan Infantry when this photo was taken sometime during the Civil War. Most men of the 4th were from the...
Promoted by election
Electing junior officers such as lieutenants and captains to higher ranks was common among state troops of both the North and South. This report from Confederate 1st...
Promotion denied, again
In this letter, dated November 18, 1864, Major General J.G. Foster responds to a request made by Massachusetts Governor John Andrew. Andrew had repeated a request...
Reaping the bounty
Early in the war men volunteered for patriotic reasons. Later the U.S. Government began offering financial incentives. In addition to monthly pay, rations, and...
Requesting a month’s rest
In this letter dated November 9, 1863, Massachusetts Governor John Andrew asked Secretary of War Edwin Stanton for a 30-day furlough for Sergeant William H. Carney so...
Rewarding jobs well done
Lt. Gen. Ulysses Grant sent this telegram to U.S. Secretary of War E. M. Stanton on August 11, 1864. It recommends promoting William T. Sherman to the rank of major...