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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01504.02.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Items pertaining to James Sanks Brisbin |
| Title | George Gordon Meade to Edward Davis Townsend recommending the promotion of Captain Brisbin in the regular army |
| Date | 25 June 1865 |
| Author | Meade, George Gordon (1815-1872) |
| Additional authors | Mills, Albert L. (1854-1916) |
| Recipient | Townsend, Edward D. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. General Meade recommends the promotion of Captain Brisbin in the regular army based upon distinguished service with his Regiment in the Army of the Potomac. These typewritten copies date to circa 1887-1891 based on Mill's rank and assignment at the time. |
| Subjects | Army of the Potomac Civil War Military History Union General Cavalry African American History African American Troops |
| People | Mills, Albert L. (1854-1916) Meade, George Gordon (1815-1872) Townsend, Edward Davis (1817-1893) Brisbin, James Sanks (1837-1892) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | George Gordon Meade was a career Army officer who served as a Union general during the Civil War. He is well-known for defeating General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |