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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01504.02.15 |
| From Archive Folder | Items pertaining to James Sanks Brisbin |
| Title | James S Brisbin to Ulysses S. Grant recounting a list of the Generals he served under, engagements he participated in, and regiments he led |
| Date | 22 December 1867 |
| Author | Brisbin, James S. (James Sanks) (1837-1892) |
| Additional authors | Mills, Albert L. (1854-1916) |
| Recipient | Grant, Ulysses S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. Captain James S. Brisbin informs General Grant, Secretary of War and Interior, that he has "not received the Brevets in the Regular Army generally conferred on regular officers, who held like rank in Volunteers during the late War." Recounts a list of the Generals he served under, engagements he participated in, and regiments he led. Stresses that he organized many colored regiments at a time when soldiers were desperately needed. States "a bill has been offered in Congress, which, if passed, will prevent justice being done me in the future." These typewritten copies date to circa 1887-1891 based on Mill's rank and assignment at the time. |
| Subjects | Cavalry President Military History Civil War Battle African American History African American Troops Recruitment Union Forces Union General Law Congress |
| People | Mills, Albert L. (1854-1916) Brisbin, James Sanks (1837-1892) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Brisbin, James Sanks (1837-1892) |
| Place written | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |