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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09254 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1850 |
| Title | James Longstreet to George W. Crawford about promotion |
| Date | 21 February 1850 |
| Author | Longstreet, James (1821-1904) |
| Recipient | Crawford, George W. |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | To Secretary of War George W. Crawford, asking assistance in obtaining promotion. "I do not hesitate to say that I can furnish ample proof, from every Officer under whom I have served, of as much service as any Officer of my grade could have rendered. I shared a full part in every action (Save one) of the late war against Mexico. Before, and since the war I have constantly served on the Frontier. It is true that I have been breveted twice for services during the late war. But brevets have been given in such promiscuous profusion, that this is an empty requital, which confers neither fame nor reward." Longstreet, then a Bt. Major in the 8th Infantry stationed in San Antonio, did not receive promotion until he joined the Confederacy. |
| Subjects | Confederate States of America Military History Mexican War Frontiers and Exploration |
| People | Longstreet, James (1821-1904) Crawford, George W. (1708-1872) |
| Theme | The Mexican War; Westward Expansion; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |