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- GLC#
- GLC08574
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- 2 December 1864
- Author/Creator
- Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
- Title
- [Brevet appointment of William R. Smedberg]
- Place Written
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 21 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Partially printed document appointing William R. Smedberg as "a Major, by Brevet," for "gallant services at the battle of the Wilderness." While the President has appointed Smedberg, he must also be confirmed by the Senate before assuming his new rank.
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