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Record of Confederate officers who
--The Confederate Army and Navy Messenger gives the following interesting record of distinguished Generals in the Confederate army: Gen. Robert Edmund Lee.--Cadet, 1825, 2d Lieutenant of Engineers, 1st July, 1829. Assistant Astronomer for fixing the boundary of Ohio and Michigan, 1835. 1st Lieutenant, 1836. Captain, July 1838. Chief Engineer of Wool's Army in Mexican war, 1816. Brevet Major, for gallant and meritorious conduct in battles of Cerro Gerdo, 18th April, 1847. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, for gallant and meritorious conduct in battles of Contreras and Chernbusco, 20th of August, 1847. Brevet Colonel, for gallant and meritorious conduct in battle of Chapultepec, 1st September, 1847, in which he was wounded. Superintendent of Military Academy from 1st September, 1852, to March, 1855. Lieutenant, Colonel 2d Cavalry, 3d March, 1855. Thomas J. Jackson, Va.--Cadet, 1842.--Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st Artillery, 1816, with Magruder's Battery in Mexico. 1st Lieutenant, August, 1847. Brevet Captain, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Contreras and Cherubusco, 28th August, 1847. Brevet Major, for gallant and meritorious conduct is the battle of Chapultepec, 13th September, 1847. Resigned 29 February, 1852. James Longstreet, S. C.--Cadet, 1838--Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 4th Infantry, 1st July, 1842. In 8th Infantry, March, 1815. Commanding light company, and distinguished at Monterey, First Lieutenant, February, 1847. Adjutant, 1847 to 1849. Brevet Captain, for gallant and meritorious conduct at the battles of Contreras and Cherubusco, 20th August, 1847. Brevet Major, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of Et. Molino del Rey, 8th September, 1847. Distinguished and severely wounded in the assault on Chapultepec. John C. Pemberton. Pa.--Cadet, 1833.--Second Lieutenant of Artillery, July, 1837.--Assistant Commissary, Jan, 1839. First Lieutenant, March, 1842. Aid-de camp to General Worth, 1846 to 1848. Brevet Captain, for gallant conduct in several conflicts at Monterey, 23d September, 1846. Distinguished in battle of Cherubusco, August, 1847. Brevet Major, for gallant and meritorious conduct in battle of El. Molino del Rey, 8th September, 1847. Distinguished and wounded in the capture of the city of Mexico. Captain, September, 1850.
The Daily Dispatch: July 16, 1863. Richmond Dispatch. 2 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. July 16, 1863. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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