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Brevet,
A French word implying a royal act, conferring some privilege or distinction; in England it is applied to a commission giving nominal rank higher than that for which pay is received.
Thus, a brevet major serves and draws pay as captain.
The first time it was used in the United States army was in 1812, when Capt. Zachary Taylor was promoted to major by brevet for his defence of Fort Harrison.
It was sometimes used in the Continental army after the arrival of the French troops in 1780.
The word came, into very general use during the Civil War, and, as an intermediate distinction between an actual low and a possible higher rank, is still frequently conferred by the President.
Officers receiving it are privileged to include it in their official titles, as Colonel and brevet brigadier-general, U. S. A..
or U. S. V.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Buena Vista , battle of. (search)
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Canby , Edward Richard Sprigg 1819 - (search)
Harrison, Fort, Ind.
A defensive post on the Wabash River, near Terre Haute, Ind. At the very hour when the Pigeon Roost massacre occurred (see Wayne, Fort), two young haymakers were killed and scalped near Fort Harrison.
The Prophet (see Elkswatawa) at Tippecanoe was still busy stirring up the Indians against the white people.
The garrison of Fort Harrison was commanded by Capt. Zachary Taylor (afterwards President of the United States), who was just recovering from a severe illness.
He had been warned by friendly Indians to be on his guard.
His garrison was weak, for of the fifty men who composed it not more than a dozen were exempt from the prevailing fever.
Only two non-commissioned officers and six privates could mount guard at the same time.
In the presence of impending danger some of the convalescents went upon duty freely.
At midnight on Sept. 4, 1812, the Indians stealthily approached the fort and set fire to one of the block-houses, which contained the stores of
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Miner, James G. 1819-
military officer; born in New England in 1819; graduated at the University of Edinburgh; later removed to Texas.
During the Mexican War he served under General Taylor.
Prior to the Civil War he was a partner in the famous Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Va., and during that war was assistant Secretary of the Confederate Navy.
Later he invented a high-pressure engine, but it did not prove a financial success.
He died in Milford, O., May 28, 1901.