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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01504.02.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Items pertaining to James Sanks Brisbin |
| Title | Joseph Hooker to Edwin M. Stanton recommending Colonel Brisbin "for the Colonelcy of one of the new colored regiments" |
| Date | 20 August 1866 |
| Author | Hooker, Joseph (1814-1879) |
| Additional authors | Mills, Albert L. (1854-1916) |
| Recipient | Stanton, Edwin McMasters |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. Major General Hooker recommends Colonel Brisbin "for the Colonelcy of one of the new colored regiments" to Stanton, Secretary of War. Praises Brisbin's service in the Civil War: "He served under me and has been one of the successful Generals of the War." These typewritten copies date to circa 1887-1891 based on Mill's rank and assignment at the time. |
| Subjects | Union General Military History African American History African American Troops Civil War Cavalry |
| People | Mills, Albert L. (1854-1916) Stanton, E. M. (Edwin McMasters) (1814-1869) Hooker, Joseph (1814-1879) Brisbin, James Sanks (1837-1892) |
| Place written | Watertown, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Joseph Hooker (1814-1879) was a Union general from Massachusetts who was most famous for being defeated by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |