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Promotion Day?
August 17 – and guess what? Three very (or moderately) famous Civil War officers got promoted on this day, but in different years. Now you’ve got history trivia for the weekend:
The Rise and Fall of Brig. Gen. James L. Kiernan
Major James Lawlor Kiernan’s swift rise from major to brigadier general in August 1863 was just as remarkable as when Elon J. Farnsworth, George A. Custer, and Wesley Merritt were famously promoted from captains to brigadier generals on the eve … Continue reading
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Tagged cavalry, Copperhead's, Irish immigrant, James L. Kiernan, Lincoln, Port Gibson, promotion
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