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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01504.02.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Items pertaining to James Sanks Brisbin |
| Title | Simon Cameron to Andrew Johnson requesting that President Johnson appoint Brisbin as a Colonel or Brigadier General in the regular army |
| Date | 28 February 1866 |
| Author | Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) |
| Additional authors | Mills, Albert L. (1854-1916); Cerode, John (fl. 1866) |
| Recipient | Johnson, Andrew |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. Cameron, former Secretary of War, and John Cerode request that President Johnson appoint Brisbin as a Colonel or Brigadier General in the regular army. These typewritten copies date to circa 1887-1891 based on Mill's rank and assignment at the time. |
| Subjects | President Military History Union General Cavalry Office Seeker Military History |
| People | Mills, Albert L. (1854-1916) Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) Cerode, John (fl. 1866) Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Brisbin, James Sanks (1837-1892) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Simon Cameron (1799-1889) served as a senator from Pennsylvania and then served for one year as Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln, resigning amid charges of corruption. He subsequently served as a minister to Russia and then again as a senator from Pennsylvania. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |