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The West: Officers Promoted by Brevet |
Historical Documents & Congressional Record Entries for the 14 Regiment
The Following are extracted from: Senate Executive Journals; Senate Journals; House of Representatives Journals.
1867 to 1872
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The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Moore, his secretary.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Billington C. Whiting, of California, who was commissioned during the recess of the Senate, to be superintendent of Indian affairs for the district of California, under act of Congress, approved April 8, 1864.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washington, D. C., Feb'y 5, 1867.
Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry.
a.. First Lieutenant Augustus H. Bainbridge to be captain, August 11, 1866, vice O'Connell, promoted to the Seventeenth Infantry.
b.. Second Lieutenant Lewis P. Derby to be first lieutenant, July 28, 1866, vice Tobey, the regimental adjutant.
c.. Second Lieutenant Levi H. Robinson to be first lieutenant, August 11, 1866, vice Bainbridge, promoted.
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The President of the United States.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate the officers named in the accompanying communication for appointment by brevet in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washington, February 13, 1867.
To be majors by brevet.
a.. Giles B. Overton, late captain of the Fourteenth Regiment United States Infantry, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date from March 13, 1865.
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The President of the United States.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate the persons named in the accompanying communication for promotion in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washington, January 13th, 1868.
Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry.
a.. Captain Henry W. Freedley, of the Third Infantry, to be major, December 31, 1867, vice Dent, promoted to the Thirty-second Infantry.
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The President of the United States.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate the officers herein named for promotion in the Army of the United States:
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washington, January 5, 1869.
Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry.
a.. Captain Robert E. A. Crofton, of the Sixteenth Infantry, to be major, September 25, 1868, vice Freedley, retired.
b.. Second Lieutenant Frederic C. Nichols to be first lieutenant, October 19, 1868, vice Converse, retired
Sixteenth Regiment of Infantry.
First Lieutenant Charles Hotsenpiller to be captain, September 25, 1868, vice Crofton, promoted to the Fourteenth Infantry.
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The President of the United States.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate A. J. Ritchie to be collector of internal revenue, fourth district of Iowa, vice A. J. Pope, resigned.
U. S. Grant.
Washington, D. C., April 24, 1872
Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry.
a.. Second Lieut. Patrick Hasson to be first lieutenant, April 12, 1872, vice Mahony, deceased
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The President of the United States.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate the following-named graduates of the Military Academy for appointment in the Army of the United States, to date from June 14, 1872:
Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry.
a.. Cadet Richard T. Yeatman to be second Lieutenant, vice Gurney, mustered out of service.
b.. Cadet George T. T. Paterson to be second lieutenant, vice Bower, dismissed.
c.. Cadet Joseph Hull to be second lieutenant, vice Magnitzky, retired from active service.
Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry.
a.. Robert A. Lovell, of Kentucky, to be second lieutenant, July 27, 1872, vice Hasson, promoted.
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Our Thanks, once again, to Bob Wilson for his tireless research of the History of the 14th Infantry!
Acknowledgements:
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