XI. list of brevets given to Massachusetts officers, with date and grounds of each brevet.
Abbot,
Brevet Major Henry Larcom, U. S. Army, and Captain of the Corps of Engineers, Colonel of the 1st Conn. Artillery, to be Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallant and distinguished services in the operations before Richmond, and especially in the lines before Petersburg, Va., to date from Aug. 1, 1864. G. O. 15, Feb. 6, 1865. — Major Henry Larcom, of the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, to be Captain, U. S. Army, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Bull Run, Va., to date from July 21, 1861. G. O. 71, Aug. 31, 1866. — Major Henry Larcom, of the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, to be Major, U. S. Army, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at the siege of Yorktown, Va., to date from May 4, 1862. G. O. 133, Aug. 22, 1865. G. O. 71, Aug. 31, 1866. — Major Henry Larcom, of the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Brevet Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, and Colonel of the 1st Conn. Artillery, to be Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services during the siege of Petersburg, Va., to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 133, Aug. 22, 1865. G. O. 71, Aug. 31, 1866. — Brevet Lieut. Colonel Henry Larcom, U. S. Army, and Major of the Corps of Engineers, Brevet Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, and Colonel of the 1st Conn. Artillery, to be Colonel, U. S. Army, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 133, Aug. 22, 1865. G. O. 71, Aug. 31, 1866. — Brevet Colonel Henry Larcom, U. S. Army, and Captain of the Corps of Engineers, Brevet Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, and Colonel of the 1st Conn. Artillery, to be Brig. General, U. S. Army, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services in the field during the war, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 71, Aug. 31, 1866. — Brevet Brig. General Henry Larcom, U. S. Army, and Captain of the Corps of Engineers, Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, and Colonel of the 1st Conn. Artillery, to be Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 133, Aug. 22, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867.Abbot,
First Lieutenant E. S., of the 17th U. S. Infantry, to be Captain, U. S. Army, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Gettysburg, Pa., to date from July 2, 1863. G. O. 71, Aug. 31, 1866.Abbott,
Captain E. G., of the 2d Mass. Volunteers, to be Major, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 67, July 16, 1867.Abbott,
Major Henry Livermore, of the 20th Mass. Volunteers, to be Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of the Wilderness, Va., to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 67, July 16, 1867. — Brevet Lieut. Colonel Henry Livermore, Major of the 20th Mass. Volunteers, to be Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of the Wilderness, Va., to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 67, July 16, 1867. — Brevet Colonel Henry Livermore, U. S. Volunteers, and Major of the 20th Mass. Infantry, to be Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of the Wilderness, Va., to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 67, July 16, 1867.Abert,
Captain W. S., of the 6th U. S. Cavalry, to be Major, U. S. Army, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Hanover Court House, Va., to date from May 27, 1862. G. O. 133, Aug. 22, 1865. G. O. 71, Aug. 31, 1866.[502]
Abert,
Brevet Major W. S., U. S. Army, Captain of the 6th U. S. Cavalry, Lieut. Colonel of the 3d Mass. Artillery, to be Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Antietam, Md., to date from Sept. 17, 1862. G. O. 133, Aug. 22, 1865. G. O. 71, Aug. 31, 1866. — Brevet Lieut. Colonel W. S., U. S. Army, and Major of the 7th U. S. Cavalry, Colonel of the 3d Mass. Heavy Artillery, to be Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867.Adams,
Colonel C. F., Jr., of the 5th Mass. Cavalry, to be Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for distinguished gallantry and efficiency at the battles of Secessionville, South Mountain and Antietam, Md., and for meritorious service during the war, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867.Adams,
First Lieutenant G. F., of the 17th U. S. Infantry, to be Captain, U. S. Army, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle on the Weldon Railroad, Va., to date from Aug. 18, 1864. G. O. 97, May 26, 1865.Adams,
J. Webb, late Captain of the 10th Mass. Light Artillery, to be Major, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 67, July 16, 1867.Adams,
Captain Z. B., of the 56th Mass. Volunteers, to be Major, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the assault before Petersburg, Va., to date from Apr. 2, 1865. G. O. 133, Aug. 22, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867.Ainsworth,
Surgeon F. S., U. S. Volunteers, to be Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for faithful and meritorious services, to date from June 1, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867.Alden,
Captain G. E., Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Army, to be Major, U. S. Army, by brevet, for faithful and meritorious services in the Quartermaster's Department in the late war, to date from Mar. 2, 1867. G. O. 89, Sept. 26, 1867.Aldrich,
Captain E. J., Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, to be Major, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for faithful service in the Subsistence Department, to date from Dec. 11, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867.Allen,
Charles F., late Major of the 38th Mass. Volunteers, to be Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for conspicuous gallantry at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864, and at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 84, Oct. 14, 1868. — Brevet Lieut. Colonel Charles F., late Major of the 38th Mass. Volunteers, to be Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for conspicuous gallantry at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864, and at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 84, Oct. 14, 1868.Allen,
W. Irving, late Captain of the 31st Mass. Volunteers, to be Major, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at Port Hudson, Bynum's Mill, Pinewood, Sabine Cross Roads and Yellow Bayou, La., and at the taking of Mobile, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 67, July 16, 1867. — Brevet Major W. Irving, late Captain of the 31st Mass. Volunteers, to be Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at Port Hudson, Bynum's Woods, Pinewood, Sabine Cross Roads and Yellow Bayou, La., and in the taking of Mobile, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 67, July 16, 1867.Allen,
Additional Paymaster William, U. S. Volunteers, to be Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for faithful and meritorious services, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 133, Aug. 22, 1865.Alston,
First Lieutenant T. L., of the 12th U. S. Infantry, to be Captain, U. S. Army, by brevet, for gallant services at the battle of Spotsylvania and during the campaign before Richmond, Va., to date from Aug. 1, 1864. G. O. 15, Feb. 6, 1865.Ames,
Captain G. L., Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, to be Major, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for meritorious services in his department during the war, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867.[503]
